Someone ‘gets’ it. Interesting that it is someone in the telecoms and not the telecare industry: The ‘business case’ for Fibre-to-the-Home networks is no longer based solely on the commercial returns from Internet access and other communication services. Important services… Read moreThe future place for telecare and telehealth
For UK suppliers and call centres, a reminder [see also] from the Telecare Services Association that the new BS 8521 has been published as a draft. After a period of public consultation it will become a standard later this year,… Read moreDraft British Standard 8521 reminder (UK)
Angel Telecare has recently been founded by a couple in Florida. It is similar in principle to the UK’s Alertacall ‘safety confirmation service’ in that non-interaction with the phone starts an alert sequence. However, Angel Telecare has automated dialling out… Read moreUS phone check-in service started
“The [Hallmark Health VNA and Hospice] agency recently completed a year-long study on the effectiveness of telemonitoring in reducing re-hospitalizations of patients. It found that patients using the home telemonitoring system had an 18 percent re-hospitalization rate as compared with… Read moreTelemonitoring reduces hosiptalization rates (US)
The ‘iShoe’ has been widely reported in the general media, but here is the source story.
The international community of people interested in telehealth and telecare welcomes the foundation of the Australian Telehealth Society. Link to its website. Link to its inaugural newsletter where you will find information about early adopters of remote patient monitoring in… Read moreAustralian Teleheath Society founded
