Lots of companies are beginning to see the promise of riches in the "transition" space - that is, the space between hospital or nursing home care and traditional home healthcare. The idea is that the more that patient care and monitoring can happen at home, the better. Fast Company tells the story of GE and Intel's Quiet Care partnership to "keep Grandma safe." Check out this video (albeit in an assisted living facility) of the infrared motion sensors that promote safety and independence.

Now imagine this same technology to help people living where they most want to- at home. Huge marketing opportunity, but... it means thinking strategically beyond the concept of "patients."

The missing pieces of the puzzle are: 1) The panel of healthcare providers that can virtually track and respond to any emergencies. 2) The IT infrastrucure to get the right healthcare in place immediately. 3) Access to patient electronic medical records, and 4) Vision to expand these monitoring tools beyond "patients" to ever-independent boomers, babies, and everyone in-between.

Who will win the healthcare transition space?