When I began the ‘Themes for 2008’ posting last week with the comment that a trend had started concerning “the positioning of the big players… to take advantage of what many people believe will be the next big consumer-driven wave”
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Monthly Archives January 2008
Tunstall controller programming – request for help
A Telecare Aware reader would like to make contact with anyone who can share practical experience of programming Tunstall controllers in the field by setting Tapit using a serial connection to a laptop computer. Please contact me in the first
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NHS Direct tenders for consultancy service
NHS Direct has issued an EU tender for Support services in the provision of Long Term Condition remote care management. The 48 month contract on offer is to develop a framework agreement and bidders are expected to have capability in
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CSIP's January Telecare Newsletter
CSIP’s January Telecare Newsletter contains a significant article for commissioners of UK telecare/telehealth services and implementation managers and, I think, suppliers will also benefit from understanding the matters it raises. Mainstreaming telecare during 2008: some current issues lays out in
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Telehealth in Sheffield (UK)
Nice local story about the use of telehealth equipment to monitor people with COPD in Sheffield.
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Med-e-Tel call for abstracts deadline approaching
Attendees are invited to submit abstracts related to these themes so they may have an opportunity to discuss their work with leaders in the field. Abstracts will be published on the Med-e-Tel website and in the Med-e-Tel exhibition guide. The
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Forthcoming telecare/teleheath related events
March 10-12 World Health Care Congress Europe – Berlin April 6-8 American Telemedicine Association – Seattle May 4-7 E-Health 2008 – Vancouver July 7-8 Healthcare Unbound – San Francisco October 27-28 Partners’ Telemedicine Symposium – Boston Thanks to Frank Wartena,
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Telecare Aware themes for 2008
In 2007 several themes emerged in the Telecare Aware stories. The principal one has been the positioning of the big players, particularly Intel and Philips, to take advantage of what many people believe will be the next big consumer-driven wave
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