Now, Manipal Hospitals to monitor patients post discharge through Fitbit

Manipal Hospitals said that the service would be voluntary for its patients and offered free of cost for the time-being

India’s second largest hospital chain Bangalore headquartered Manipal Hospitals is planning to offer digital patient monitoring technology after someone is discharged from the hospital after a serious intervention, like a surgery.

Even after someone is discharged after a cardiac surgery, the hospital continues to monitor his vitals and nudges the patient for medicine and exercise regimen compliance now using Google-Cloud and Fitbit’s wearable technology. This would be done for a period of two to three months, and Manipal says that the pilot has shown that it improves recovery time for patients. With 7600 beds across 27 hospitals, Manipal aims to