IBM announced last week an initiative to ‘enlist some of the company’s leading scientists and technologists to help medical practitioners and insurance companies provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients.’ This will cover their areas of expertise (such as cloud computing… Read moreIBM announces $100 million, three-year eHealth initiative
If you were not able to attend the kickoff meeting on 8 July [TA 24 June] of the ‘temporary’ mHealth Regulatory Coalition in Washington, D.C., organized by Bradley Merrill Thompson, a strategic counsel at EBG Advisors (Epstein, Becker and Green), catch up with… Read moremHealth Regulatory Coalition: meeting news
From the fairly ‘gee whiz’ Armed with Science: the Defense Center for Excellence in Psychological Health (DCoE) has developed an iPhone app called iBreathe to train young soldiers, including veterans, in proper diaphragmatic breathing. ‘iBreathe will provide video-based instruction that explains the… Read moreiBreathe, iDe-stress
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earlier this week issued final guidelines which will determine how doctors, hospitals and other medical care facilities can qualify for reimbursements under ARRA (federal stimulus funding) by adopting EHRs over the next four… Read moreHHS publishes final EHR 'meaningful use' guidelines (US)
Two new programs test the premise that smartphones with web access, coupled with reduced monthly rates as long as the patients are in the program, will be effective in helping urban, low-income people better manage their diabetes. In Washington, D.C., George Washington and… Read moreUsing mHealth to manage diabetes of inner-city residents
The New York Times has jumped into the robotic fray with a fairly sympathetic (and touching) look at the PARO ‘harp seal’ robot, along with a ’emotion’ sensor based text messaging program for drug addicts, Autom (the 15″ high diet coach… Read moreAnother view on PARO and robots
Back on 7 July we noted that Skype was sponsoring the mHealth Summit in Washington, D.C. Mobihealthnews has followed up with an interview with their marketing director for the mobile business unit and the answer is…yes they are interested in… Read moreSkype's tiptoeing around healthcare, part 2
Spain’s Telefonica (owner of the O2 mobile and broadband network in the UK) has announced the formation of a new global business unit focused on e-health, as well as its strategy for the healthcare sector, where it is aiming to… Read moreTelefónica launches global e-health unit
If you are an eHealth executive (hello, fellow marketers!) who is looking at end user markets, employers–particularly self-funded ones–finally looking past the ’52 card pickup’ of Washington’s idea of health reform, are getting proactive and strategic to lower costs. They… Read moreHow employers are looking at eHealth (US)
In a blog piece reacting to the UK Government’s plans to shift responsibility for commissioning health services to GPs, Guy Dewsbury raises the question of where will leadership come from to promote the benefits of telecare and telehealth? “…how can… Read moreThe increase in telecare (UK)
