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For example, if someone has
diabetes, they must check their sugar
or give themselves insulin. Well, every Cost- hospital bills along with the cost
time they do that, they are reminded of equipment can turn out to be very
daily that they have an illness and it expensive.
could impact your mental health in a
bad way.

Your medical records, any medicine

you're on, and even your billing
information is kept electronically and Someone must be the "Guinea Pig" of
is shared with other healthcare a new piece of equipment to see if it
professionals. This is convenient when is successful or not.
needed but is a major lack of
privacy.
I t has been prov en by multiple
studies that patients tend to
heal faster when they are in
comfortable areas that they
are familiar w ith.
These dev ices range from
remote patient monitoring
systems and respiratory
therapy dev ices to adv anced
w ound care products and
dialysis systems.
The dev ices patients are using
at home are easy to use, they
weigh less than the machines
used in the doctor's office and
can hav e the ability to trav el
w ith you.
Stress lev els decrease severely
w hen someone is not stuck in
a hospital room surrounded by
loud machines and sev eral
nurses.
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"We have the greatest hospitals, doctors, and medical technology in the world - we
need to make them accessible to every American." - Barbara Boxer

"You may not be able to read a doctor's handwriting and prescription, but you'll notice
his bills are neatly typewritten." - Earl Wilson

"If we can reduce the cost and improve the quality of medical technology through
advances in nanotechnology, we can more widely address the medical conditions
that are prevalent and reduce the level of human suffering." - Ralph Merkle
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