Editorial

The last decade has seen a growing demand from the healthcare sector for novel solutions to combat an ever-increasing problem of chronic disease. With billions spent each year globally on the management of illnesses such as heart failure and diabetes, the motivations are clear. Being able to predict the onset of a condition before it manifests itself into something serious could greatly impact on patients?? lives as well as reducing the costs of healthcare. Furthermore, moving patients with chronic disease out of the hospital and into the home will increase their quality of life, and free up time and resources in the hospital as well as the huge costs of re-admittance.