New medication reminder product
Lydion, a health services company based in the Netherlands, is to distribute and sell ALR Technologies disease management compliance reminders in the Netherlands and other areas of Europe.
Day: 6 March 2006
Seniors and Baby Boomers Lukewarm to Home Health Monitoring
Of the one-fifth who described teleheath service as valuable, 60% would still not spend extra money. (US story)
Columba phone-bracelet to enter Spanish market
Telefonica Moviles Espana and Medical Intelligence have initiated negotiations in an effort to accelerate the process of making the Columba phone-bracelet available in the Spanish marketplace.
Hanover planning EasyLiving schemes
The EasyLiving scheme has apartment properties designed specifically for older people who want an easily managed property and an independent lifestyle, together with the benefit of 24-hour on-site support.
Wrong drugs given in half of care homes
Thousands of people in care homes are being given the wrong medicine, someone else’s medicine or doses that are dangerous.
Telemed same-day breast cancer diagnosis
UltraClinics, a telemedicine application service provider company based in Tucson, Arizona, and a spin-off company of the University of Arizona, has developed a process that drastically reduces the time it takes for breast care.
Telehealth monitoring under your bed
The Heart and Respiration Rate Monitor (HRRM) developed by Wireless 2000 is to be exclusively distributed by AMS Homecare to the Healthcare market in North America. The device uses Wireless 2000’s unique patent pending technology to allow the monitoring of individuals in Elder Care and Health Care Centres.