Home is where the point of care is: devices for the old-age market is a growing sector
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Whether demographic change is less of a cost-driver in healthcare delivery than innovative medtech – as claimed controversially in a July German parliamentary debate (www.clinica.co.uk, 31 July 2012) – there is a clear need for suitable devices (telehealth and telecare support systems) to cope with the demands of old-age care.