News of a tender for a service in Ireland, by the Health Service Executive, deadline 25 January 2011 [for 80 ‘patients’ per year]: “The HSE invites the submission of tenders for the provision of a Telecare Service for Older People… Read moreTelecare service tender (Ireland)
Curvus, a subsidiary of WPR Medical out of Arendal, Norway, has received 510(K) clearance for its wireless Curvus Arrhythmia Monitoring Device (C-AD). Real-Time Wireless Holter from Curvus Gets US FDA Nod from MedGadget.
The London Telecare Group is opening its doors to any interested organisations in the UK. Details and prices in its winter newsletter (PDF download).
Update on the work of the IEEE 11073 Personal Health Devices Working Group that works “to create commonly accepted standards to bridge the cross-device interoperability, coexistence and connectivity gap.” by Douglas P. Bogia, a standards architect in Intel’s Digital Health… Read morePersonal Health Device Standards Update
The deadline for abstract submission for Med-e-Tel 2011, April 6-8, 2011, Luxembourg is extended till January 10, 2011. The European Commission awards grants to the three best abstracts from developing countries submitted to the Med-e-Tel 2011. Details here.
Three items readers might want to scan: E-Health: Healing Under the Digital Umbrella: a broad look at telehealth, in Hospital Management.net Telehealth rethink for doctors: Service in New Zealand service favours cheaper alternative over little-used Cisco videoconferencing Telehealth system to… Read moreTelehealth: from the general to the specific
It is surely a sign of the times when councillors in a town (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK) are so worried that there are so many older people who do not have friends or family who could check on them if a… Read moreSign of the times
Why is Telecare Aware featuring one particular service’s annual report? Well, if we gave awards for communications about telecare, the Fife Telecare Development Programme Annual Report 2010 (PDF to download) would surely be there with the winners. Four pages of… Read moreFife Telecare Development Programme Annual Report 2010
The Chicago-based Institute of Medicine announced last week a year-long study of medical errors related to EMRs and other electronic patient data that will eventually lead to recommendations for improving EMR safety. According to the New York Times, EMRs eventually… Read moreYear-long study of EMR data errors announced; 'meaningful use' more distant? (US)
This study interestingly surveying physicians in the US and Taiwan (153 total) doesn’t have great surprises but plenty of theoretical background, charts and graphs on how they came to these conclusions: attitude toward using a smartphone and smartphone self-efficacy had… Read moreUS/Taiwan study of physician smartphone usage
