Memoirs of an ehealth device development

Despite the rapidly growing industry interest in wireless remote home health care solutions a number of technical, regulatory and business challenges bridle more rapid telehealth device growth. The current paper highlights several challenges encountered in a Qualcomm internal development of a telehealth-targeting wireless hub. These include: 1) supporting non-standard protocol implementations across a number of wireless medical devices 2) determining optimum carrier and the appropriate wireless modem provider 3) navigating through a myriad of certifications and 4) managing development amidst undefined volume expectations.