Archive for October 2010

Cornwall WSD; Telecare charging; COW mitigates effects of stroke; Globaltel Media; MyGlucoHealth; MediPendant

Video interview: Snippets about Cornwall WSD(Dave Tyas on progress so far) Stoke-on-Trent telecare charging decision (UK)(To charge or not to charge) COW mitigates effects of stroke in Eastern England(And gets an E-Health Insider award) More from MHE: Globaltel Media(SMS chat platform) Connected Healthcare: Wellness and Emerging Technology (NYC)(Event news) Your Friday (Halloween) robotics fix(With a […]

Mobile Health Expo; eHealth in Europe; iRobot; TeleHealth; Weight Scale

Mobile Health Expo: pointer to a ‘real world’ future(Start reading here) Symposium ‘eHealth in Europe’s Regions: Acting for Citizens’ Health’(Conference information) iRobot‘s CEO Colin Angle welcomes robot hackers(And robots in healthcare) TeleHealth still waiting…(Reflections from the Synposium) RNK Telehealth Weight Scale awarded patent(Product news)

Spending review cuts; Scottish telecare; Standards in Telecare and Telehealth

UK Government’s spending review cuts: Surfing the publicity wave(Welcome change – a company getting their PR right) UK fund seeks urgent donations to support telehealth patients with LTCs(Will you donate?) Scottish telecare/telehealth plan out for consultation(Whose opinion counts?) New evidence to support telecare business cases(Based on large sample size) Standards in Telecare and Telehealth (UK)(Workshop […]

Latest telehealth/telecare news items

NHS is target for Patient in Your Pocket(Marketing powered by optimism?) Handicapping the smartphones: Windows Phone 7(‘Handicapping’ as in the racing term, but…) WellDoc alliance with AT&T(US industry news) When your ‘protected health information’ isn’t(Electronic record security issues) Robotics making strides…(Exoskeleton-type systems close to market) ‘Lung-on-a-chip’ tests for drug toxicity?(Development could eliminate animal testing) Kent […]

Telehealth; Smartphones; Community matrons; SFTeHIN; Telehealth Solutions; mSanté

The £3+ million telehealth spend that has achieved…what?(The facts, with no editorial comment for once!) Android app for heart monitoring demonstrated(New app news) 51% of healthcare CIOs are short staffed, admit projects at risk(Implications for implementation) Handicapping the smartphones, race #2(How the race is shaping up) A Tale of Two Telecare Aware Advertisers(Insight for potential […]

Smartphones; Pediatric heart conditions; Home telehealth systems; Telehealth project; Aircel Apollo; Allscripts; Continua certified mobile phone

Handicapping the smartphones (US)(It’s a three horse race in the States) Another Friday, another doctor smartphone forecast(This time it’s EPG Health Media) Telemedicine improves diagnosis of pediatric heart conditions: study(A solid study over 11 years) Taxonomy of usability requirements for home telehealth systems(May be interesting – or not. I didn’t pay to read it) Telehealth […]

Mobile Health Expo; Silver Chain and Docobo; Home health telemonitoring; Telenephrology

Mobile Health Expo updates–and sponsorship available(Time running out: get your company’s name in the spotlight) Silver Chain and Docobo expanding telehealth across Australasia(Industry development) September/October’s Telecare LIN eNewsletter published (UK)(Which councils are falling down on developing telecare?) ‘Simple’ phone aids senior safety in India(Survive a stroke when you are alone) Home health telemonitoring overview(Simplified overview […]

Telecare ethics; mHealth Conference and Expo; brain-computer interface; Paul Burstow; BlackBerry PlayBook

Coast and Country HomeCall (UK)(Breath of fresh air press releases) Telecare – the ethical debate(Good video – US readers please note) Wireless tech changing global health–fast overview(Well-written roundup for non-healthcare audience) Personal Commentary: mHealth Conference and Expo, Dubai(An attendee’s report for TA) Center for Connected Health thought pieces(Waning: includes rant by Donna!) ‘Avatar’ not far […]