Patient management system by Intel-GE JV gets US nod

Intel Health Guide Express, a patient care management system developed by Intel-GE Care Innovations, has received 510(k) clearance from the US FDA. Intel-GE Care Innovations a joint venture between GE and Intel which became operational in January (www.clinica.co.uk, 5 January 2011), intends to start selling the system in the US in the second quarter of 2011. At the patient's end, it runs on standard consumer PCs or the Intel Health Guide PHS6000; the physician uses the Intel Health Care Management Suite, an online interface that allows clinicians to monitor patients and remotely manage chronic care. The in-home patient device can connect to devices including blood pressure monitors, glucose meters, pulse oximeters, peak flow meters and weight scales.