Fujitsu's wireless outpatient guidance system
Not telecare or telehealth as such, but a reminder that technology sometimes moves on in unexpected ways. Fujitsu’s wireless outpatient guidance system from Gizmag.
Month: July 2010
Police approved C500 KeySafe: first pictures
Now that Supra UK’s series of launch events are complete, Telecare Aware can bring you the first picture of the new, police approved key safe: The Supra GE C500 KeySafe: New features include a fold down front; more code combinations;… Read morePolice approved C500 KeySafe: first pictures
France's eHealth policy portal
June 2010, a new portal relating to eHealth was launched by the French Government (in English as well as French) “to consolidate the development of health information systems in France. This portal’s goals are to raise awareness of eHealth and… Read moreFrance's eHealth policy portal
Guardian angel gadgets
The newspaper, Herald Scotland has a positive, all-round look at telecare and likes what it sees. So far so good, but this editor [Steve] has a problem with the leading example – a lady with epilepsy who has clearly been… Read moreGuardian angel gadgets
Telehealth for pain management–joint venture announced
Cypak, a technology developer based in Stockholm, and Meridian Health, a Neptune NJ-based non-profit healthcare provider, have announced what this editor [Donna] believes is the first-ever type of joint venture between two such organizations for healthcare. iMPak Health’s first product is… Read moreTelehealth for pain management–joint venture announced
Telemedicine alternative to videoconferencing
A short release on what doesn’t seem to be a new AMD product: AGNES, an acronym for Aggregated Network Services, described as a ‘telemedicine device aggregation appliance’, is a web and Windows based program that provides imaging, sound and data transmission on bandwidth… Read moreTelemedicine alternative to videoconferencing
The man who changed how we think about aging
Robert N. Butler, M.D. died this week at 83. Beginning in the 1970s, his work was dedicated to rethinking aging and how we think of aging….not the technology, but our understanding of the process and most importantly, our attitudes. The many tributes and… Read moreThe man who changed how we think about aging
'The problem with CardioNet'
Dana Blankenhorn over at ZDNet just can’t believe that remote heart monitoring, exemplified by CardioNet, has turned into the Rodney Dangerfield of the wireless world. It just can’t get no respect. Dismissed by United Healthcare as unproven. Carrier priced by… Read more'The problem with CardioNet'
mHealth Summit, Washington DC
The 2010 mHealth Summit will take place 8-10 November 2010 in Washington, D.C. The conference is a partnership of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, the National Institutes of Health and the mHealth Alliance. It will connect leaders in… Read moremHealth Summit, Washington DC
mHealth devices projected to grow 7% in 2010
What would our week be without a forecast? A new research report from Kalorama Information projects a 7% global growth from 2009 in handheld healthcare devices to $8.8 billion in 2010. The report looks at all handheld devices and makes forecasts for… Read moremHealth devices projected to grow 7% in 2010