Point-of-care technologies in heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders from the Center for Advancing Point-of-Care Technologies

Eric Y Ding; Emily Ensom; Nathaniel Hafer; Bryan Buchholz; Mary Ann Picard; Denise Dunlap; Eugene Rogers; Carl Lawton; Ainat Koren; Craig Lilly; Timothy P Fitzgibbons; David D McManus

doi:10.1016/j.cobme.2019.08.011

Point-of-care technologies in heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders from the Center for Advancing Point-of-Care Technologies

Curr Opin Biomed Eng. 2019 Sep:11:58-67. doi: 10.1016/j.cobme.2019.08.011. Epub 2019 Sep 21.

Authors

Eric Y Ding^{1

2}, Emily Ensom², Nathaniel Hafer^{3

4}, Bryan Buchholz^{5

6}, Mary Ann Picard⁷, Denise Dunlap⁸, Eugene Rogers⁹, Carl Lawton¹⁰, Ainat Koren¹¹, Craig Lilly¹², Timothy P Fitzgibbons^{2

3}, David D McManus^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
² Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
³ UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
⁴ Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
⁵ Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA.
⁶ Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA.
⁷ Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center, University of Massachusetts, Worcester/Lowell, MA, USA.
⁸ The Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA.
⁹ Department of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, M A, USA.
¹¹ Susan and Alan Solomont School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA.
¹² Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.

Abstract

Recent advancements in point-of-care technologies have transformed care for patients with heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders by providing rapid, cost-effective, and accessible solutions to challenges in the detection and management of many health conditions. However, major barriers exist throughout the technology development process that inhibit the actualization of many promising and potentially successful ideas. The Center for Advancing Point of Care Technologies has established a system for supporting further innovation in this field and bridging the gap between initial idea conception and implementation. We highlight current and emerging point-of-care technologies throughout the development spectrum and emphasize the need for a needs-driven model of health technology development that involve appropriate stakeholders in the process.

Keywords: Cardiovascular; Chronic disease; Point-of-care; Technology; mHealth.

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