Subtitled ‘Adults with autism reap the benefits of a move away from institutional care into a home of their own’ this Guardian story is a perfect example of what telecare suppliers’ press releases should look like. All the emphasis is… Read morePerfect plot
The Med-e-Tel 2008 conference program features speakers from around the world, presenting on a wide variety of ehealth and telemedicine topics. 16 – 18 April, Luxembourg. Still time to register.
A well-researched, wide-ranging article from the Wisconsin Technology Network that deserves a wider audience. Maybe you should go and ‘Digg’ it. I particularly liked the quote: from Frank Byrne, president of St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, who called home-based health… Read moreTechnology drives advances in home health monitoring
And Walmart-owned UK supermarket chain Asda have also started a couple of pilot in-store medical clinics… Story via Wireless Healthcare [URL “http://www.wirelesshealthcare.co.ukRemoveThisFromTheUrl/wh/news/wk15-08-0003.htm” is reported by Google to be compromised by malware, 16 March 2015].
This is actually a re-run of the second story in the trio in ‘Three views on technology take up’ posted earlier this week. Why? Because the addition by ihealthbeat of a small graph makes the whole thing much more readable.
The result of PASA’s 2008 review of the UK’s National Service Framework Agreement for Telecare is published today. The headlines are: Introduction of 145 new product lines Introduction of 125 new service lines Introduction of 89 new equipment/service packages Removal… Read morePASA NFA for Telecare 2008 review results published
Cambridge Consultants have announced breakthrough software on a single chip that allows medical devices such as blood pressure monitors to transmit data wirelessly. It uses low-cost wireless technology – with a potential cost of less than US $10 at the… Read moreBreakthrough in wireless monitoring chip costs
The most well-informed discussion I have seen on the topic. However, it is depressing that neither of the experts gives the potential role of telehealth monitoring even a passing mention. From The Pulse.
Brief item re telecare and an epileptic three-year-old.
Just proving it is not difficult to substitute ‘re’ with the name of Nintendo’s ‘Wii’ game box to produce an eye-catching headline as many of the articles below have done. The serious point is that it is being adopted with… Read moreWiimarkable: Can it evolve into a telehealth device?
