Hot on the heals of the news of Home Telehealth Limited’s acquisition by Alere – yes, it has been confirmed, and no, a press release is not available yet – is the news that another of the UK’s smaller, dynamic… Read moreMoonray Healthcare acquires Telehealth Solutions (UK)
The first of the Telecare Aware News Network (TANN) sites – for ‘local’ news – are getting underway, and congratulations to the contributing editors for Ireland and England which have got off to a flying start with their first posts!… Read moreTelecare Aware News Network (TANN) goes live
In response to the demand for places that it could not fulfill, The King’s Fund’s International Congress on Telehealth and Telecare will be streaming some of its sessions live, starting at 9:30 London time tomorrow, 2nd March. http://www.kingsfund.tv/ Free registration… Read moreKings Fund Congress live streaming tomorrow and Wednesday
Announced last week were six grants by the McKesson Foundation, each up to $250,000, to support studies on diabetes care and management at six U.S. institutions. The studies will examine a range of mobile health technology options from SMS text messaging… Read moreMcKesson Foundation 'mobilizes for health', awards $1.3 million in research
To continue the theme of the McKesson grants…published in the winter edition of Perspectives, the AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) journal, the short paper Role of Mobile Health in the Care of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse US Populations advocates reimbursement… Read moreMobile health in linguistically diverse populations
In a move that indicates more long-awaited major insurance payer acceptance for doctor-patient telemedicine consults, Aetna is offering to its Florida and Texas members in most fully insured medical plans the option to call the 24/7 Teladoc service for a doctor phone… Read moreAetna's tentative toe in telemedicine waters
