Telemedicine Solutions with Qurasoft and Garmin for remote patient
Qurasoft, the leading software company that specializes in remote patient monitoring and health metrics, has stepped into the future by combining Garmin health metrics with its SaniQ app. Patients consent to share their data by using the Garmin Health Standard SDK for Garmin wearables. This data is then collected and reviewed both by the patient and the health care team. The collaboration aims to create a digital link between medical staff and patients.
Digital Health Care
Qurasoft, a German telemedicine company founded in 2015, is based in Koblenz and helps chronically ill patients improve their quality of life through innovative solutions. SaniQ is a digital health journal designed to support people with chronic lung, cardiovascular or infection diseases. It helps them during the acute/chronic phases of their illness as well as aftercare. This application allows patients to self-monitor and manage their care, while a healthcare team can monitor them in real time. It also allows for better communication between providers and health care professionals.
Garmin’s role in remote monitoring
SaniQ is used with the Garmin fitness tracker Venu(r), Sq and GPS smartwatch vivosmart 4 (r). The Garmin Health Standard SDK allows the wearables to sync automatically with SaniQ, so patients don’t have to manually enter their data.
“Garmin is an international leader in the wearables market and a reliable [collaborator]. Garmin combines health with lifestyle in its modern devices. The devices are easy to use and intuitive.” Erwin Junker is the managing director of Qurasoft
Qurasoft is currently supporting the “Telementor”, a project that focuses on lung disease COPD. The system aims to detect health deterioration early and reduce hospitalizations. Garmin Venu Sq devices will collect data from more than 500 patients by 2024 on oxygen saturation1, heart rate, steps and respiration rates2. Reload_Schonklinik is another project that aims to assist COVID sufferers in their daily life by monitoring vital signs like respiratory rate, oxygenation, pulse, and heart rate variability.
Qurasoft’s software adheres to the current German and European data security guidelines. The patient is the sole owner of the recorded health data. He or she can share them with their attending physician, but they are not required to.
Telemedicine: The Future of Telemedicine
The collaboration between Qurasoft & Garmin, in addition to the projects already underway, will continue with the addition of Garmin’s vivosmart 5 fitness tracker. This device is available for various patient monitoring projects.
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