Vodafone Americas Foundation’s second annual Wireless Innovation Project, a $650,000 award competition to identify the most promising advances in wireless related technologies, is closing for proposals on 1 February. The $50,000 mHealth Alliance Award will be given to the project demonstrating the… Read moreVodafone Americas competition for mHealth technology
We’re all fascinated by what now seems like a torrent of mobile healthcare applications for iPhone (and soon for Android), but are they actually improving healthcare? John Mack’s Pharma Marketing Blog parses improvement versus delivery, argues that the two are not equivalent nor mutually… Read moreDo social media improve health care?
A horrific situation where the oft-derided PERS was used correctly in a textbook emergency situation (fall in shower); the call center operator responded with a phone call but after repeated presses of the pendant button, but perhaps no voice contact, failed… Read morePERS call center nightmare
An unusual development of the Digital Health/Silvers Summit conference/exposition at CES this year is the formation of a consortium of small to mid-size companies developing technologies to support older people, whether in personal safety, cognition, wellness, or socialization. This is being spearheaded by GrandCare Systems… Read moreConsortium forming for US-based independent aging/wellness tech companies
This further investment by Novartis in Proteus Biomedical following its recent small test of Proteus microchips in Novartis’ blood pressure medication Diovan (see earlier article) seems to be key in Novartis’ efforts to gain greater adherence by patients in pharmaceutical therapy. The licensing… Read moreProteus Biomedical gains $24 million investment from Novartis
Anthem Blue Cross of California announced a pilot program with Canada’s Ideal Life to use their wireless weight scales for a test group of congestive heart patients. Their C.A.R.E. (Congestive Heart Failure Ambulatory Remote monitoring and Engagement) program will place… Read moreIdeal Life CHF pilot with Anthem BCBS
Views at variance of CES and the Silvers Summit: From an exhibitor in Digital Health: plenty of visitors and a great crowd, definitely up from last year, but the Silvers Summit and Digital Health ‘tech zones’ on the expo floor were… Read moreCES/Silvers Summit/Digital Health roundup
Only posted by Renato Sabbatini on Slideshare last week, but apparently referencing a conference a few years ago. Another slideshow also by Dr Sabbatini: The Status of Telehealth in Brazil
For devices used close to or on the body, Taoglas has launched “The first flexible circuit loop antenna, which can deliver over 40% efficiency in healthcare monitoring devices. The FLA.01 antenna is a penta-band cellular antenna that is embedded inside… Read moreFirst flexible circuit loop antennas for healthcare M2M market
I must be missing something here. I’m sure I’m missing something…why would small companies with emerging technologies want to share that information at an early stage with a company like AT&T, even if AT&T is “investing billions to enhance, expand… Read moreTell AT&T about your new products
