Only available in the US on some networks at the moment, but a pointer to the future for the rest of us. At $3.99 per month, depending on the carrier, it’s a snip. And it’s not just a reminder but… Read moreMobile phone medication reminder (US)
An amusing little snippet: A person with dementia using the Just Checking system in North East Lincolnshire put the whole lot, sensors and controller, on a cycle in the washing machine. Fortunately, everything worked as soon as it had dried… Read moreJust Checking your wash?
GE Healthcare and Intel Corporation announced today that they have extended their present joint sales and marketing agreement for the Intel Health Guide to include the UK. With this, GE Healthcare is expanding their Home Health business, which is currently operating in the US with both the Intel Health Guide and GE QuietCare, to the UK, where it will be managed by Richard Rees-Davies. Release.
[Steve’s comment: What this means for Tunstall, which was named as Intel Health Guide’s first UK ‘channel partner’ in November 2008 (Intel’s Health Guide launch into Europe), is not clear. More recently, Tunstall has gone its own way with a telehealth product that is competitive with Health Guide, the RTX system they brought in from Denmark (How will FDA 510(k) clearance for RTX3371 affect Tunstall’s relationship with Intel?), one of two related products prominently featured for telehealth on their website.
The press release is also light on the history that Intel has with PCTs (primary care trusts), Health Trusts, carer organisations and policy makers in the UK. Are there some success stories here, either via Tunstall or direct with Intel? The only history of which I am aware dates back to October 2008 when Intel withdrew the WebVMC Remote Nurse – the forerunner of the Health Guide, after acquiring WebVMC – from the Cornwall WSD (Whole Systems Demonstrator) project, resulting in temporary manual/in-person collection of information which was clearly not the objective of the WSD. (Cornwall WSD soldiers on without Remote Nurse) We’ll attempt to clarify – and comments are appreciated.]
[Donna Cusano–Intel response update, 7 January] Christine Claus, Intel’s Healthcare Marketing Manager, EMEA, responded to our inquiries on the questions Steve raised above and a bit more. The joint agreement with GE does not affect other resellers of the Intel Health Guide. She also provided a brief profile of the NHS Lothian (Scotland) pilot and subsequent expansion. We thank her for her comments which follow (read more).
Now that we’ve wrapped up 2009, here are the 2010 predictions. John Farrell in MobileHealthWatch.com reads through Forrester Research’s Predictions 2010 on enterprise mobility (subscribers only) and picked out the healthcare-relevant tidbit, cross-referencing it with other recent studies: Forrester: M2M… Read more2010 breakthrough for wireless healthcare monitoring?
LifeSync Holdings, the developer of the first wireless ECG/respiration data communication system for hospitals, purchased the Besson Patent Portfolio from Motorola Corporation. This group of patents concerns “wireless, two-way, digital communication between patient-electrodes or sensors and an evaluator station for monitoring a patient. The acquired patent… Read moreMotorola sells wireless patent portfolio to LifeSync
Of interest to UK readers, many of whom will know Paul. After almost six years building the Telecare Services Association (TSA), Paul Gee has resigned his chief executive position to develop his own consultancy. His resignation took effect on 31st… Read morePaul Gee resigns from TSA (UK)
Philips is one of the first to take advantage of Newham’s new era of glasnost to publicise the use of its Motiva system in Newham. It’s a pity the Times OnLine headline writer took the easy way to an attention-getting… Read morePhilips tests ‘Big Brother’ health checks (UK)
In this item, Remote Electronic Patient Monitoring Could Save $197 Billion Over 25 Years, we may have found the source of the “unsourced estimated $197 billion in savings over 25 years” referenced in the 22 September Telecare Aware item Use… Read moreUse of telehealth could save $ billions (again) – again
The following two items remind us that, for all the technology, it comes down to people to make the systems work: people whose lives are disrupted by adverse weather conditions and who put themselves out to keep the service going,… Read moreHow far should customer care go?
Excellent article by Jon Linkous, Chief Executive Officer of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) where he lists 10 major peeves, including: Telemedicine is a new, emerging field (just because it is new to the writer); Telemedicine is all about video… Read moreFavorite myths about telemedicine
