Alvolution, NHS West Midlands and the Joint Improvement Partnership have launched a comparison website that reviews a wide range of UK telecare and telehealth products. Sharon Ross, for NHS Telford and Wrekin said: “…The information it provides is independent and… Read moreUK telecare and telehealth comparison website
Brian Dolan’s interview with Don Jones, VP Healthcare of Qualcomm, at the Mobile Healthcare Industry Summit in London earlier this week is a longer read for your weekend. No bombshells but touching on many points interesting to us. First, insurers may… Read moreWeekend reading: Qualcomm's Don Jones on insurers going wireless, startup opportunities, LifeComm
Calgary Scientific, a Canadian mobile viewing software company, has gained FDA approval for its diagnostic use of its ResolutionMD on the HTC Evo 4G smartphone on the Sprint 4G network. The proof was showing that images pushed out to the HTC Evo… Read moreCalgary Scientific gains FDA approval for Resolution MD image viewer
Having dropped in on Technology for Doctors for Calgary Scientific, here is an interesting thought piece on the virtues of the new Kindle 3 as an adjunct text reader for charts and notes. They advocate its cheap-and-cheerfulness: it’s C$135, light, small,… Read moreTablet Wars–a brief encounter with the Amazon Kindle
Speaking of batteries [TA 21 Sept], here’s a SmartPlanet article on a rechargable lithium-ion (li-ion) battery using a carbon nanotube film covered by a lithium film, then onto paper, resulting in a paper thin and ultra flexible battery. Depending on the life, think… Read morePaper-thin rechargable batteries
A row between Council Members and social care officers over charging for community alarms gets a public airing in the local newspaper. City council wants to scrap free lifeline alarms for elderly. For other TA items regarding telecare charging, follow… Read moreStoke-on-Trent row over telecare charges (UK)
HealthWyse, a provider of home health and hospice agency automation software, has announced that it has partnered with Honeywell HomMed, to integrate its LifeStream telehealth platform with the HealthWyse clinical patient record. “With the integration of LifeStream and HealthWyse, patient… Read moreHealthWyse and Honeywell HomMed partner up
Commenting on the publication of the Philips Index, Dr. Eric Silfen, Chief Medical Officer for Philips said “Most people in markets such as Australia recognise the valuable contribution that advances in technology have made to overall health outcomes in the… Read morePhilips calls for wider approach to telehealth in Australia
1) A plug-in glucose meter for the iPhone. Just unveiled “the world’s first attachment to iPhone and iPod that is a standalone medical device.” The plug-in, dubbed iBGStar, was developed by Sanofi-aventis and AgaMatrix. Since none of the iPhone applications… Read moreTelehealth for diabetes: two new developments
