SSAIB (the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board) has announced the launch of its Telecare Services Scheme; an audit scheme for providers of telecare services. The Telecare Services Scheme is available throughout the UK to all service providers. The SSAIB… Read moreSSAIB launches certification for Telecare service providers (UK)
Telecare gets a passing mention in a web-chat session between the public and Phil Hope, the UK’s Minister for Care Services. However, the main reason for posting is for our non-UK readers who may gain insight from it into a) the division between health and social care services and the awareness in some government circles of the need for them to break down b) the lack of mutual comprehension of the public asking the real-world-experience questions and the Minister. For example, Natalie Williamson asks a penetrating question to which he has no real answer other that which looks remarkably like a civil servant’s briefing. No.10’s website. [Hmm… maybe I’m being too hard on Phil Hope who, it is thought, is a Minister with his heart in the right place. After all, you can’t expect a Minister to have an in-depth knowledge or be totally candid…]
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Bluetooth LE [Low Energy] continues to make inroads in connectivity for remote healthcare and fitness devices, particularly sensor-based networks, with chipmaker Broadcom now on board. Advocates see it displacing proprietary connectivity for personal area networks, much like Wi-Fi, and increasing connectivity with… Read moreBluetooth LE advancing for mobile health
All the chatter about the Apple Tablet–sorry, iPad–must be getting to Microsoft. At a forum on healthcare technology in Beijing, on the agenda were projects such as: MyLife (My, i, aye!) for Windows Mobile phone users (a small, intimate group) for health monitoring: cameras,… Read moreMicrosoft getting its healthcare skates on?
Google’s announced test of 1 gigabit per second (1 Gbps) broadband speed in select areas of the US hasn’t pinged off the healthcare sites yet, so we may be the first. (Comparison: Verizon FiOS for the home is considered fast at 54Mbps)…. Read moreWhat Google's 1 gigabit speed can mean
