Archive for August 2010

Biosensor textiles; Telehealth; Physician adoption of smartphones

The ultimate baby monitor?(Biosensor textiles getting ‘out there’) Dishing it out on mHealth hype(Self deprecating item by Eric Dishman of Intel) Clinician acceptance of telehealth(Reminder of importance of user-driven design) Physician adoption of smartphones: HIT headache(Problem for hospital IT departments) Sugar in your tea…or battery?(Pointer to the future)

Remote monitoring; healthcare technology; iBrain diagnoses sleep disorders; TeleMedCare; telecare, telehealth jobs

Remote monitoring + home health management = FBQ answers?(Resolving the four big questions) Virtual visits under the palm trees: InteractiveMD goes video(Ambitious development) Modernising healthcare in Armenia and Karabakh(Telemedicine and teleconsultation) Is this India? Yes it is!(Surprise at the level of sophistication) Life-changing healthcare technology (UK)(One of the better stories for ages) Carmarthenshire Telecare to […]

Intel; Telecare; BRIC telemedicine market forecast; Telemedicine; TeleMedCare; BS framework

Intel‘s purchase of McAfee: what it means to healthcare(Inspecting their footfall) NPR’s acid flashback to telecare, 2006 (US)(National Public Radio makes a discovery) BRIC telemedicine market forecast(If you need an ‘exotic forecast’ fix) ‘Second’ remote monitoring market larger than first? (Juniper Research re-works its old study) Telemedicine briefs (US)(2 items re federal funding) Boots pilots […]

Telecare video; Sustainable Ageing; doc in poc; Buying Solutions

Dudley video: It’s not just pull cords and pendants(Nice one) Mixed welcome for $392 million investment for teleconsults in Australia(Docs and the art of fence sitting) The changing UK context for telecare and telehealth(Three items reflecting the changing scene) International Conf. on Sustainable Ageing(Conference news, Spain) iPhone ‘doc in poc’, if you live in PA(Diagnostic […]

Buying Solutions’ telecare, telehealth and telecoaching framework agreement

August’s Telecare LIN eNewsletter published(Focuses on the framework agreement) UK Framework Agreement: more information(New links available) Business briefs etc. for 17 August(5 catch-ups in 1) San Diego hospital system, Cisco pairing for first US hospital tablet system(From the ‘epicenter’ for wireless health) 36 presentations: looking back at Stanford Mobile Health 2010(We point you to the […]

Apps for the Army; Buying Solutions framework agreement; Sex with prostitutes; Robots get emotional; ICE-T; Mobile networks Africa

mHealth 2010 Conference and Expo: Exclusive Telecare Aware discount(Special discount for readers) Mood Tracker wins ‘Apps for the Army‘ competition (US)(That raised our spirits!) Converging telehealth, EHRs and health information exchanges (US)(For your weekend reading) Full list of companies on the BS Framework Agreement(Read it here) UK councils funding sex with prostitutes for disabled people(Why?) […]

Telecare/Telehealth jobs; Remote monitoring; Tunstall; Dementia; Lifesentry

New UK and Ireland Telecare/Telehealth jobs section is now live. Now we can offer employers and employment-seekers a professional and cost effective service through our recruitment partners, Whitehall Consultants. Remote monitoring improves heart failure rehospitalization(Mortality outcomes study) BS: Only another week to go…(News of the Telecare, Telehealth and Telecoaching Framework) Bexley gets Tunstall IPC system […]

Telecare charging; Ambient Assisted Living; MBAN; Blackberry Torch; Intel Health Guide; WellDoc

Contrasting telecare stories (UK)(Heartwarming v sad tales) Swansea Council backs off telecare charging plan (Wales)(Update of item below) Companies jump BS Telecare Framework publicity launch(And who can blame them?) Collaborative Networks in Ambient Assisted Living & Connected Health(Ireland conference news) Treatment of wounds – new telehealth system (UK)(New product news) Dedicated spectrum for medical BAN […]

GE, Intel; Remote monitoring; Japanese care robot; Toshiba Bluetooth; Eric Dishman; FAST’s telecare survey

GE, Intel form healthcare joint venture(Rolling up their sleeves to take on the world) NPR on ‘band-aid’ sensors for remote monitoring (US)(Skin patch sensors get media traction) How are online doctor consult companies like palm trees?(It’s a sunshine state riddle) Another Japanese care robot(Why?) Report: Healthcare Providers Guide to Telehealth(Rip-off of the year?) Continua’s Bluetooth […]