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Point-of-care.
New devices, especially microsensors, biosensors, handheld or portable imagers, will move
out of the hospital or physicians office and into the home and/or workplace. Having these
devices will facilitate acquisition of data on a more regular basis and be able to
identify trends and monitor the course of disease. Because the technology is enabling
smaller devices, the sensors and imagers will eventually be micro-sized and embedded in
everything, from appliances to the rooms in our house to our clothing. They will become
transparent to the person, updating information in an ubiquitous, non-intrusive manner,
thus improving compliance by autonomously monitoring on a continuous basis and informing
individuals of changes in a real time manner (rather than once a year or less frequently).
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