After the US-focused launch of its Health Guide on November 10th, Intel today made a ‘softer’ launch in the European direction in the form of a press release about its launch in the UK. Gritting one’s teeth and getting past… Read moreIntel's Health Guide launch into Europe
Who’s doing the PR for t+Medical? Two nice items inspired by them in the UK mainstream media: Daily Mail The text nurse: Mobile phone ‘diary’ allows people with diabetes and asthma to monitor their own health Times The latest advance… Read moret+Medical in UK mainstream media
Interesting post (including video – Dutch commentary) about the use of the Bosch/Health Hero Health Buddy in the Netherlands. Bear in mind that the blog is that of Steve Brown, founder of the Health Hero Network but now on the… Read moreTelemedicine in Chronic Care: Sananet Results from the Netherlands
In what sounds like a major development for the Teladoc phone-based consultation service, the Insurers Administrative Corporation (IAC) has announced that it will distribute TelaDoc’s telehealth tools and physician- or patient-selected programs. In the press release, IAC’s Senior Vice President,… Read moreTeladoc now offered to Insurers Administrative Corporation clients (US)
From 1 January 2009, eligible originating sites for payment of telehealth services will include hospital-based or critical access hospital-based renal dialysis facilities (including satellites), skilled nursing facilities and community mental health centers. Details here.
I see I’m in good company in thinking that 2008 will be seen as the year things changed for telehealth remote patient monitoring: Dr Robert M Kolodner, the national coordinator of health information technology at the US Department of Health… Read moreA 'tipping point' year for health care IT: US Government's HHS
Another one for the ‘not telecare directly’ slot owing to its implications for Alzheimer’s research. As part of a ‘super aging’ study at Northwestern’s Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center (CNADC), researchers have discovered that some people who retain a… Read more'Super-aged' brains reveal first secrets of sharp memory in old age
American philanthropy in action. See State-of-the-art telehealth monitors for Kaua‘i patients at the bottom of this article from The Garden Island.
A report from the CA World 08 User Event in Las Vegas. Chris Stakutis, vice president of emerging technologies at CA (one of those large companies with a name that means nothing unless you know about them already) picks out… Read moreEmerging tech in energy and healthcare
As raised in an item last month, I can’t understand why a respectable company like Brickhouse Alert thinks it is helpful to buy links from junk blogs, as they are continuing to do. The ‘bloggers’, throw up these items for… Read moreBrickHouse Alert continues dubious SERP practices
