Laurie Orlov blogs about her visit to the Philips Lifeline HQ… listening to calls being received and dealt with at a call centre is indeed a moving experience that deepens anyone’s understanding of the need for such services. But this… Read moreA visit to Philips Lifeline (US)

Eric Dishman, Director of Health Innovation and Policy for Intel’s Digital Health Group will probably gain a large chunk of goodwill for a thoughtful contribution to the healthcare debate raging in the ‘States. Searching for health reform in all the… Read moreSearching for health reform in all the wrong places (US)

Telecommunications equipment with a price tag of more than $35,000 intended to connect rural patients in Friona with specialized doctors in Amarillo “does a better job of collecting dust than its intended purpose”. But a lesson’s been learned.

The Institute for Health Technology Transformation has announced a telehealth webinar and white paper presentation by Honeywell HomMed entitled Dynamic Issues in Telehealth: Reimbursement, Strategic Implementation & Technology to take place August 19, 2009, at noon CST. Follow link for… Read moreHoneywell HomMed telehealth webinar invitation

Those nice people at Scotland’s Connected Practice research unit have put together a short bibliography on ethics, telecare and assistive technology from the last 5 years and made it generally available.

The July/August 2009 newsletter has been published and includes items on the Department of Health’s ‘prevention package’; the next WSDAN regional event in Bristol on 10 September; implications of pandemic flu for services; an Ofcom consultation with relevance to telecare… Read moreDH Care Networks Telecare Newsletter