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MedApps now Alere Connect

August 31, 2012 Donna Cusano

Our original article on the acquisition of MedApps by Alere left the open question of what would become of the original MedApps group and operation. Editor Donna has received a follow up in quite an interesting fashion. I received a… Read moreMedApps now Alere Connect

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Scottish COPD telehealth RCT shows no significant difference

August 31, 2012 Steve Hards

The initial output from the Telescot trial was published yesterday as a late abstract for the European Respiratory Society (ERS) congress on 3rd September. The conclusion, that telehealth as a single intervention on an already optimised management programme did not… Read moreScottish COPD telehealth RCT shows no significant difference

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UK Telecare, Telehealth and Telecoaching Procurement Framework extended

August 30, 2012 Steve Hards

The UK Government’s Procurement Service has extended its ‘Assistive Technologies – Telecare, Telehealth and Telecoaching’ framework agreement for a year until 5 August 2013. Why? Who did they consult on the pros and cons of extending it? Let me (ed…. Read moreUK Telecare, Telehealth and Telecoaching Procurement Framework extended

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WSD results: second journal article (UK)

August 30, 2012 Steve Hards

Editor Steve confesses to having missed the publication of the second journal article covering the Whole System Demonstrator (WSD) evaluation a month ago – along with most other commentators, it seems, although there was a pointer to comment on it… Read moreWSD results: second journal article (UK)

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August 2012 Telecare LIN Newsletter published (UK)

August 30, 2012 Steve Hards

August’s Telecare LIN Newsletter (PDF) has been published. There are two supplements: Evaluations, Journal Articles & Surveys (January to June 2012) and Useful Links (news items, etc.). The newsletter contains information on: publication of the second journal article covering the… Read moreAugust 2012 Telecare LIN Newsletter published (UK)

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Telehealth news briefs for a brief week

August 28, 2012 Donna Cusano

In the UK yesterday it was the last public holiday before Christmas and in the US it is the relatively quiet semi-holiday week before US Labor Day, so here are some brief recent news items of note. Medtronic’s CareLink Express… Read moreTelehealth news briefs for a brief week

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Is investment momentum directing towards telehealth?

August 28, 2012 Donna Cusano

At long last? Neil Versel at Mobihealthnews sees a trend in M&A and VC dollars now directing into telehealth devices and systems. His examples: Alere and MedApps, Alere’s partnership with WellDoc and AT&T ForHealth, Telcare’s $25.5 million raise from Sequoia… Read moreIs investment momentum directing towards telehealth?

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A snapshot of mHealth Down Under

August 28, 2012 Donna Cusano

The always interesting HealthWorks Collective in their ‘Mobile Health Around The Globe’ takes us to Australia. They discuss the government initiated eHealth care system (PCEHR-Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record) with secure EHRs that can be accessed through mobile phones, the… Read moreA snapshot of mHealth Down Under

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Scummy website starts to make the case for telecare/telehealth industry regulation (UK)

August 24, 2012 Steve Hards

As ‘scum’ is defined as ‘filmy layer of extraneous or impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface’ it is the only word I can find to describe a new website called WhatIsTelecare.com set up by a Ralf… Read moreScummy website starts to make the case for telecare/telehealth industry regulation (UK)

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Your weekend robot fix: Hector and the chameleon

August 23, 2012 Donna Cusano

The CompanionAble Project, which a reader discovered in 2010 (1st comment), is making news with its robot assistant dubbed ‘Hector’. He works in concert with a tablet remote control and in a ‘smart home’ (now termed by CEDIA the ‘intuitive home’) setting,… Read moreYour weekend robot fix: Hector and the chameleon

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