New ZigBee Health Care Profile: Helping People Live Healthier and Independent Lives

New standard provides a flexible framework to meet Continua Health Alliance requirements for remote health and fitness monitoring

Barcelona, Spain — March 25, 2009 —  The ZigBee Alliance today announced it has completed development of its ZigBee Health Care public application profile. ZigBee Health Care will enable new ways to help people live healthier lives. It can lower healthcare costs by providing a variety of remote health monitoring services promoting wellness and fitness while also reducing in-patient stays—all without sacrificing convenience or mobility.

ZigBee Health Care provides a global standard for interoperable wireless devices enabling secure and reliable monitoring and management of noncritical, low-acuity healthcare services targeted at chronic disease management, obesity and ageing. ZigBee Health Care is designed for use in homes, fitness centers, retirement communities, nursing homes and a variety of medical care facilities. Products using ZigBee Health Care may be wearable, portable or fixed, depending on needs. ZigBee Health Care is designed to meet the requirements of a diverse and global ecosystem of consumers, service providers, care providers, payers, product manufacturers and policymakers. In addition, ZigBee Health Care products can interact with the broader ecosystem of ZigBee wireless technology devices that may be found in typical home and commercial settings.

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