“Eva Olweean talks about the sensors in her room that helped diagnose a potential congestive heart failure at the Tiger Place nursing home Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. Tiny sensors hover unobtrusively over the toilet, shower and doorways to detect Olweean’s movements inside her apartment. Pneumatic tubes tucked in the mattress and beneath her easy chair measure weight shifts. Caregivers and researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia study the data, noting changes in behavior that could signal medical problems.”
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Jay Byers, EMR Services of Canada Blog, 10 February 2009
