A 90-year-old couple in South Wales were saved twice by a telecare service connected carbon monoxide alarm before moving to a sheltered housing scheme. This item illustrates not only the effectiveness of smoke/CO detectors but that use of remote monitoring… Read moreTelecare saves two lives – twice (UK)
University of Ulster research director Professor James McLaughlin has been elected new chairman of the European Connected Health Campus (ECHCampus), a not for profit company with its headquarters in Belfast. [ECHCampus, not to be confused with the tragically flawed ECCH.]… Read moreProfessor James McLaughlin new chair of ECHCampus (N. Ireland)
We’ve been observing Skype’s nascent interest in remote health [TA items 14 June, 7 July, 16 July] and, perhaps, the announcement of Skype videoconferencing over iPhone and iPad brings a few steps closer its adoption over the more costly alternatives…. Read moreSkype, iPod and iPhone
Pointer to the (near) future: UK company InMezzo is working with the University of Kent to develop a user-friendly biometric authentication system for its SmartCare telecare network. In care environments traditional security means of gaining access to computers and networks… Read moreInMezzo and University of Kent develop biometric authentication services
‘Intel-GE Care Innovations’ is the name unveiled yesterday (3 January) for the Intel-GE Healthcare joint venture announced in August. Their press release (hosted on the Intel website with only a brief excerpt listed on GE Healthcare’s newsroom) highlights that they have… Read moreGE/Intel telehealth joint venture unveiled, operational
The New York Times’ New Year’s Day entry in their ‘Smarter Than You Think’ series covers the gamut: facial and behavioral recognition software that can predict actions from prison riots, to terrorism, to dementia; DARPA’s drone soldier scouts; ‘smart rooms’ which… Read moreComputers that watch…and see more than you think?
CMIO reports that PA-based Geisinger Health System acknowledged a ‘protected health information’ (PHI) breach affecting 2,928 patients. According to Geisinger’s press release, around 3 November a limited amount of patient data was emailed by a now-former Geisinger system gastroenterologist from his work computer, unencrypted, to home. While it included patient names and procedures, it did not include addresses, telephone number, Social Security numbers or financial information. Patients were notified per their own and HITECH stipulated procedures. While Geisinger was on top of this in days, what is the broader concern?
