Rather compressed E-Health Insider Primary Care headline masks more interesting content – three PCTs to trial telehealth systems from July but, reportedly, with only anticipated spend of £5,000 each on equipment.
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Monthly Archives May 2007
First formal telemedicine technology course for doctors in Asia
In launching this initiative, Dr. Vishwanathan, Anna University Vice-Chancellor, said e-health would revolutionise healthcare. He said that the key challenges to the establishment of e-health in developing countries were lack of financial support and sustainability; lack of technically competent staff
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France Telecom Orange’s R&D Group developing a ZigBee-based network for carers
Wireless Healthcare story marks the continuing interest of Orange in telecare/telehealth technologies [URL “http://www.wirelesshealthcare.co.ukRemoveThisFromTheUrl/wk18-07-0004.htm” is reported by Google to be compromised by malware, 16 March 2015]
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Five lingering questions holding back remote patient monitoring (RPM) adoption
Vince Kuraitis, one of the most respected consultants in the telehealth field in the US, recently started a blog which has rapidly grown into essential reading for people with an interest in the US scene. This item is my suggested
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Health information technology evidence
A round-up of evidence on health information technology, in Word document form, with thanks to Bob Pyke, Co-administrator (and ‘roving editor at large’) of the Telehealth List Serve and E-health List Serve. Bob is also North American Coordinator for Med-e-Tel.
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UK Telecare National Framework Agreement more detail
PASA has updated its site with more information and with details of the increased telecare products and savings opportunities through the agreement that are available to qualifying organisations.
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BBC references telecare in its picture report from Naidex
Scroll through this little picture blog of items seen at the Naidex 2007 exhibition. Thanks to James Batchelor of Alertacall for this reference.
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TelemedCare Medilink Business Award
Nice to see this growing UK company winning an award. The following photo shows Dr Phil Hammond, GP, writer and broadcaster, Saneth Wijayaratna, General Manager for Telemedcare amd Nicola Searle of Prospect ip who sponsored the category. Telemedcare press release.
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mediagrids appointment
mediagrids has appointed Rob Bijkerk to its board of directors. Netherlands-based Bijkerk, joined mediagrids in 2006 as VP of European Operations. He will continue to promote the company’s flagship product, broadcare, the broadband videoconferencing technology that enables “intelligent and discreet
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Toumaz Technology joins Continua Health Alliance
Owing to the participation of all the big-name players, the Continua Health Alliance has become the de facto key industry body aimed at “promoting interoperability across emerging technology-based health and wellness solutions”. Abingdon (Oxfordshire, UK) based Toumaz Technology Limited is
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