Pages from Telecare Aware were served up 50,300 times in 2007 in the course of 14,800 visits from 9,261 different visitors, 17% of whom visited more than 15 times. Can digging into the statistics tell us anything about the concerns… Read moreTelecare Aware review of 2007
Media in the UK today is abuzz with the story that the Alzheimer’s Society is now more in favour of monitoring people with dementia. Here is a selection of links to articles in the papers. It’s worth browsing the comments… Read moreTracking people with dementia (UK)
Yes, you read it right – billion, not million. Putting its previous two recent acquisition announcements into the shade, this huge deal is billed by Gerard Kleisterlee, President and Chief Executive Officer of Philips as “another major milestone towards the… Read morePhilips' $5.1 billion offer for Respironics (US)
The Cornwall, Newham and Kent story is fleshed out and put into context with interviews by eHealth Europe. The item reminds us that when the programme (which has yet to get properly into delivery mode) was announced two years ago,… Read moreLong Term Conditions Whole System Demonstrator Programme (UK)
Fall prevention programmes, which are widely used throughout the NHS, do not seem to work, suggests a UK analysis flagged up before publication in the BMJ. OnMedica item.
King’s College report by Professor Anthea Tinker and colleagues contains some pertinent comments for all telecare providers on the needs of older people and the ability of present technologies to meet those needs. My suggestion is that Telecare Aware readers… Read moreRemodelling sheltered housing and residential care homes to extra care housing: Advice to housing and care providers
In spring 2007, Calit2 (one of four California Institutes for Science and Innovation) staff researcher Paul Blair mentored a team of electrical engineering students who developed an enhanced Bluetooth blood-pressure monitor and integrated it into Calit2’s cell phone-based wireless healthcare… Read moreNew Bluetooth blood pressure monitor developed
Facial recognition technology shows its potential Car manufacturer Volvo is investing in Australian company Seeing Machines with a view to including its facial recognition system into cars to alert drivers when their eye and facial movements are showing signs of… Read morePointers to the future
After October’s announcement of a $110m bid for Raytel (home cardiac monitoring), comes further evidence of Philip’s determination to be a dominating player in the telehealth arena. The announcement says: “By integrating Visicu’s remote patient monitoring and clinical decision support… Read morePhilips bids US$430 million for Visicu
Out now, CSIP’s December Telecare Newsletter contains useful analysis of the implications for UK telecare providers of the Putting People First Concordat, and a link to information about the £520m Social Care Reform Grant. Newsletter (pdf version) Newsletter index page… Read moreCSIP's December Telecare Newsletter
