Archive for the ‘telecare telehealth’ Category

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 […]

Telehealth; FCC, FDA; Grandcare; Medical (pendant) alarms; Telefónica Telefonica; Tynetec

There’s good news *this* Friday!(Makes a change!) Center for Technology and Aging grants awarded(For home-based care using telehealth) Another doc and his apps (UK)(So, not just a US phenomenon) FCC, FDA agree…to understand. And regulate. (US)(Vague set of good intentions) GrandCare introduces HomeBase, VRI partnership(Convergence of telecare, telehealth and social connectedness) ‘DIY house calls’: technology […]

With Just Two Words, Telecare Services’ Responsibilities Have Changed

Those two words are: ‘Police approved’. Supra UK Limited, supplier of the universally known and most reliable GE KeySafe™ has just announced the first ever key safe that has official UK Police approval. Those two words change the way that responsible telecare services must think about client safety when recommending the installation of a key […]

With Just Two Words, Home Care Agencies’ Responsibilities Have Changed

Those two words are: ‘Police approved’. Supra UK Limited, supplier of the universally known and most reliable GE KeySafe™ has just announced the first ever key safe that has official UK police approval. Those two words change the way that responsible domiciliary care providers must think about safety when working with the agencies that provide […]

With Just Two Words, Social Housing Providers’ Responsibilities Have Changed

Those two words are: ‘Police approved’. Supra UK Limited, supplier of the universally known and most reliable GE KeySafe™ has just announced the first ever key safe that has official UK police approval. Those two words change the way that responsible social housing providers must think about safety when working with agencies that need frequent […]

It’s official: You can leave your keys outside your door

With police approval, you can now leave a spare front door key outside your house. But leaving it under a flowerpot or a mat in case of emergencies or forgetfulness is not recommended for obvious reasons. Nor is hanging it on a string inside the letterbox! Leaving a key with neighbours is better if you […]

Cisco; COPD; Equity capital; Wireless medical devices; Telecare Aware on Facebook

Argyll and Bute’s telehealth program commended in awards (UK)(Congratulations!) Cisco’s telecare/telehealth hub?(We speculate on some new kit) COPD costs the UK £1.2bn a year(Research affects the cost base of business cases) National Telecare & Telehealth Conference 2010 (UK)(Conference news) Telecare Soapbox: Equity capital. A cautionary tale(The magical world of company finance) International Congress on Telehealth […]

Connected Health; Veterans Affairs; NHS Direct; Supra UK

Now we are 1000(TA reader profile) Connected Health Symposium 2010–early bird extended(Conference news) US House Veterans Affairs subcommittee hearing on wireless health(A promise fulfilled) Cisco enters the tablet wars(Tablet of the non-medical variety, that is) Dr Topol will ‘e’ you now(Will we become ‘e-hypochondriacs’?) Conference on mobile phones for older people (UK)(Conference – next Tuesday) […]

Diversinet, AllOne; mHealth; HealthVault; Dr Love; Smart meter telecare

Diversinet, AllOne settle for $4 million (US)(Mysterious split) mHealth: at the top of the ‘hype cycle’?(Jon Linkous – ATA – stirs it up) Wireless med reminder test improves compliance by 27%(Raising the question, how high-tech does it have to be?) Top 10 trends in mobile medical technology(Roundup item) Microsoft HealthVault reaches Canada and the UK(2 […]