1) Healthcare costs are rising globally as populations age and chronic diseases increase, but wireless technology can significantly reduce costs and improve care quality through remote patient monitoring. 2) While the potential is enormous, developing and deploying wireless healthcare applications and services faces challenges around complex implementation, regulatory differences between countries, and integrating various devices and systems. 3) An open platform model that can integrate multiple devices and applications in a controlled, FDA-cleared system may help address these challenges and unlock the long-term benefits of wireless healthcare.