Wireless in Extended Medical Monitoring

The Emerging Market for Disease Management

Research Report

This study focuses on the development and adoption of wireless communication technologies supporting a new market for more accurate monitoring and treatment of patients with long-term diseases. A key part of this market: the wearable wireless sensors that enable patients to be monitored in comfort wherever they are, making monitoring unobtrusive. In addition, the connectivity of such devices to the wider network and systems allows for nearly real-time monitoring and greater observation and medical compliance. Systems have been available for more than thirty years but these have tended to be in the fitness market. While ABI research has delivered detailed studies of all the potential markets for wearable wireless sensors, this report focuses entirely on those that fall within the disease management domain. A growing number of industry efforts, alliances, and partnerships have begun to provide a foundation for a disease management domain to emerge, and the first products are already available. Even so, there are a number of questions regarding the directions that the market will take and the technology choices that will be adapted adopted and deployed.

This study explores the market drivers and end-user demand for wireless disease management equipment related to remote healthcare management and monitoring. The emphasis of this report is on those key hardware devices that will be wireless-enabled: wearable sensors, wireless to WAN gateways, and M2M connectivity within devices and gateways.

Social, economic and market dynamics are all leading to new methods of long-term chronic disease management and increasing the potential for wireless to impact the healthcare market.

Detailed forecasts are provided to illustrate the growth trends across device types and across wireless interfaces both standard and proprietary,

Table of Contents

  • Executive Brief: Top-Line Forecast
  • Executive Brief: Drivers
  • Executive Brief: Inhibitors
  • Executive Brief: Market Share
  • Executive Brief: Summary and Strategic Recommendations
  • 1. Executive Summary
    • 1.1. Market Definition and Introduction
    • 1.2. WDM Market Drivers Overview
    • 1.3. Industry Trends and Market Overview
    • 1.4. Healthcare and Social Changes
      • 1.4.1. Key National Market: The United States
    • 1.5. A Developed World Market
    • 1.6. Key Forecast Findings
      • 1.6.1. The Global WDM Market
    • 1.7. WDM Strategic Recommendations
    • 1.8. Key Technologies
  • 2. Market Issues
    • 2.1. Report Scope and Focus
    • 2.2. Wireless Disease Management (WDM) Overview
      • 2.2.1. Disease Management
      • 2.2.2. Existing Value Chain
      • 2.2.3. Extending the Value Chain with Wireless
    • 2.3. Chronic Diseases Market Scale
    • 2.4. Wireless within Disease Management
    • 2.5. Key Patient Conditions for WDM Application
      • 2.5.1. Key Chronic Conditions
        • 2.5.1.1. Diabetes
        • 2.5.1.2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
        • 2.5.1.3. Chronic Heart Failure (CHF)
        • 2.5.1.4. Hypertension
        • 2.5.1.5. Other Chronic Conditions Suitable for WDM
          • 2.5.1.5.1. Cardiovascular Disease
          • 2.5.1.5.2. Obesity and the Overweight
    • 2.6. Societal WDM Market Drivers
      • 2.6.1. Aging Populations
      • 2.6.2. Rising Healthcare Costs
      • 2.6.3. Shift to Patient Involvement in Treatment
      • 2.6.4. Maximizing Nursing Productivity and Nursing Shortages
    • 2.7. Wireless Adoption within DM
    • 2.8. Target WDM Applications
    • 2.9. Target WDM Devices
    • 2.10. Wearable Disease Management Device Requirements
    • 2.11. Existing Non-Wireless Disease Management Devices
    • 2.12. Wireless Sensor Device Connectivity Options
    • 2.13. Short-Range Wireless in DM Devices
      • 2.13.1. Market Drivers and Opportunities
    • 2.14. Market Challenges and Threats to SRW
    • 2.15. Current SRW Devices
      • 2.15.1. Glucose Meters
      • 2.15.2. Electrocardiograph
      • 2.15.3. SRW WDM Assistant Devices
    • 2.16. Wireless Protocol Future Developments
    • 2.17. Cellular Connectivity in WDM Devices
      • 2.17.1. Market Drivers and Opportunities for Cellular
      • 2.17.2. Market Challenges for Cellular in WDM
      • 2.17.3. Cellular Value Chain and Competitive Landscape Trends
    • 2.18. How Does WDM Come to Market?
      • 2.18.1. Adoption Timescale
    • 2.19. Emerging Service Models and Impact on Traditional Healthcare Delivery
      • 2.19.1. WDM and the Wellness and Fitness Management
        • 2.19.1.1. ROI Calculation
    • 2.20. Personal Health Records and Other Internet Applications
    • 2.21. Market Inhibitors
      • 2.21.1. Privacy
      • 2.21.2. Regulatory Issues: Certification
        • 2.21.2.1. Mobile Phone Regulation
      • 2.21.3. Device Regulation
        • 2.21.3.1. The United States: The FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health
        • 2.21.3.2. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
        • 2.21.3.3. Spectrum
        • 2.21.3.4. The European Union: The Medical Devices Directive
      • 2.21.4. Japan: The Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency
  • 3. Technology Issues
    • 3.1. SRW Proprietary Protocols
      • 3.1.1. ANT
      • 3.1.2. BodyLAN
      • 3.1.3. Sensium
    • 3.2. Standard Protocols
      • 3.2.1. Bluetooth
        • 3.2.1.1. Bluetooth Version History and Capabilities
      • 3.2.2. Bluetooth Low Energy
        • 3.2.2.1. Bluetooth Medical Device Profile
      • 3.2.3. 802.15.4/ZigBee
        • 3.2.3.1. ZigBee Health Care Public Application Profile
      • 3.2.4. Low Power Wi-Fi
      • 3.2.5. IEEE 802.15.6
      • 3.2.6. Medical Implant Communications Service/Medical Electronic Data Service
      • 3.2.7. Communication Technologies and Standards
        • 3.2.7.1. Health Level 7
        • 3.2.7.2. Continua Healthcare Alliance
        • 3.2.7.3. ISO/IEEE 11073
    • 3.3. Implications for Embedded Cellular Technology
  • 4. Key Industry Players
    • 4.1. Alere
    • 4.2. Cardiocom
    • 4.3. Center for Connected Health
    • 4.4. Continua Healthcare Alliance
    • 4.5. FitLinxx
    • 4.6. GE Healthcare
    • 4.7. West Wireless Health Institute
    • 4.8. ZigBee Alliance
    • 4.9. AT&T;
    • 4.10. Jasper Wireless
    • 4.11. Telit Communications
    • 4.12. Vitality
    • 4.13. Vignet Corporation
    • 4.14. Qualcomm
  • 5. Market Forecasts
    • 5.1. Market Forecast
      • 5.1.1. The Global WDM Market
      • 5.1.2. The Wireless Device WDM Market
      • 5.1.3. WDM Gateway Devices
      • 5.1.4. WDM M2M Forecasts
  • 6. Company Directory
  • 7. Acronyms
  • Table 1-1, Wireless Disease Management Device Market Shipments by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 1-2, Wireless Disease Management Device Market IC Revenues by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 1-3, Wireless Disease Management SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 1-4, Wireless Disease Management SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-1, Wireless Disease Management Device Market Shipments by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-2, Wireless Disease Management Device Market IC Revenues by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-3, Wireless Disease Management SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-4, Wireless Disease Management SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-5, Wireless Disease Management Sensor Device Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-6, Wireless Disease Management Device Shipments by Specification, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-7, Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2016
  • Table 5-8, Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Revenues by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2016
  • Table 5-9, Wireless Disease Management Device Shipments by Specification, North America, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-10, Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Shipments by Specification, North America, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-11, Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Revenues by Specification, North America, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-12, Wireless Disease Management Device Shipments by Specification, Europe, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-13, Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Shipments by Specification, Europe, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-14, Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Revenues by Specification, Europe, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-15, Wireless Disease Management Device Shipments by Specification, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-16, Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Shipments by Specification, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-17, Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Revenues by Specification, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-18, Wireless Disease Management Device Shipments by Specification, RoW, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-19, Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Shipments by Specification, RoW, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-20, Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Revenues by Specification, RoW, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-21, Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-22, Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-23, Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by WAN Specification, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-24, Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by WAN Specification, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-25, Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by WAN Specification, North America, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-26, Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by WAN Specification, North America, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-27, Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by WAN Specification, Europe, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-28, Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by WAN Specification, Europe, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-29, Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by WAN Specification, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-30, Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by WAN Specification, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-31, Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by WAN Specification, RoW, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-32, Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by WAN Specification, RoW, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-33, Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-34, Wireless Disease Management M2M Module ASPs, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-35, Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Shipments by Specification, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-36, Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Shipments by Specification, North America, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-37, Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Revenues by Specification, North America, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-38, Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Shipments by Specification, Europe, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-39, Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Revenues by Specification, Europe, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-40, Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Shipments by Specification, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-41, Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Revenues by Specification, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-42, Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Shipments by Specification, RoW, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  • Table 5-43, Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Revenues by Specification, RoW, Forecast: 2009 to 2015

Tables

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  1. Wireless Disease Management Device Market Shipments by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  2. Wireless Disease Management Device Market IC Revenues by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  3. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  4. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  5. Wireless Disease Management Device Market Shipments by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  6. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Shipments by Specification, North America, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  7. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Revenues by Specification, North America, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  8. Wireless Disease Management Device Shipments by Specification, Europe, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  9. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Shipments by Specification, Europe, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  10. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Revenues by Specification, Europe, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  11. Wireless Disease Management Device Shipments by Specification, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  12. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Shipments by Specification, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  13. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Revenues by Specification, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  14. Wireless Disease Management Device Shipments by Specification, RoW, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  15. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Shipments by Specification, RoW, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  16. Wireless Disease Management Device Market IC Revenues by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  17. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Revenues by Specification, RoW, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  18. Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  19. Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  20. Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by WAN Specification, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  21. Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by WAN Specification, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  22. Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by WAN Specification, North America, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  23. Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by WAN Specification, North America, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  24. Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by WAN Specification, Europe, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  25. Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by WAN Specification, Europe, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  26. Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by WAN Specification, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  27. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  28. Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by WAN Specification, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  29. Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Shipments by WAN Specification, RoW, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  30. Wireless Disease Management Fixed Gateway SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by WAN Specification, RoW, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  31. Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  32. Wireless Disease Management M2M Module ASPs, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  33. Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Shipments by Specification, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  34. Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Shipments by Specification, North America, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  35. Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Revenues by Specification, North America, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  36. Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Shipments by Specification, Europe, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  37. Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Revenues by Specification, Europe, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  38. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC / M2M Module Revenues by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  39. Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Shipments by Specification, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  40. Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Revenues by Specification, Asia-Pacific, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  41. Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Shipments by Specification, RoW, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  42. Wireless Disease Management M2M Module Revenues by Specification, RoW, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  43. Wireless Disease Management Sensor Device Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  44. Wireless Disease Management Device Shipments by Specification, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  45. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2016
  46. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC Revenues by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2016
  47. Wireless Disease Management Device Shipments by Specification, North America, Forecast: 2009 to 2015

Charts

  1. Wireless Disease Management Device Market Shipments by Segment, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015
  2. Wireless Disease Management SRW IC/Module Revenues by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2009 to 2015