In an effort by an affluent Connecticut town, New Canaan, to retain older adults in their homes, a pilot of ten residents aged 70 to 85 will receive iPads or Acer tablets, enabling them to teleconference with a nurse two… Read moreTown self-funds 'tablet telemedicine' to retain seniors
The September issue of Stroke (American Heart Association) has published a study validating the use of a smartphone app for use in viewing CT scans of stroke victims. The viewing application tested was Calgary Scientific’s ResolutionMD, and the study of… Read moreMayo Clinic study proves effectiveness of mobile stroke imaging
This sober article on very early-stage or ‘angel’ investing may have been written by Andy Rachleff to disabuse novice investors from ever venturing into this type of financing, but it is also a cautionary note to any start-up looking for… Read moreWhy your 'angel' investor may not be on your shoulder
This past summer at bucolic Fort Dix, New Jersey, the US Army tested the capabilities of its first-ever tablet-based physiological monitoring device (in Army-speak). With prototype medical software designed to assist medics in combat conditions, running on commercial tablets connected… Read moreTactical 4G telehealth tested for US Army medics
If you were wondering when someone would develop an iRobot for your iPhone, Helios from Hello Labs is (almost) here. Like Botiful for Android [TA 25 July], it is controlled by the person on the other end of your line…. Read moreTurning your iPhone into a robot
A new study jointly authored by CAST (Center for Aging Services Technologies) and NORC, a research organization at the University of Chicago, was published last week. The Report to Congress (link to text) provides a detailed discussion of Aging Services… Read moreAging Services Technology study released (US)
Critical mass around consumer ‘comparison shopping’ of healthcare costs in the US is gaining. Companies such as Castlight Health and GoHealth have provided comparisons for insurers and businesses. Several companies such as FairCareMD, SnapHealth and others have targeted the ‘cash-only’… Read moreOnline comparison shopping of healthcare costs not so far away (US)
Reaching out to people who would like to monitor their wellness or are concerned about health conditions, but are not going to be buying any of the ‘quantified self’ devices, appears to be the mission of SoloHealth and their free-to-user… Read moreSelf-service health kiosks rolling out (US)
Back in May we noted MedCityNews‘ report that Healthsense, one of the early entrants in the remote behavioral/ADL monitoring sector of telecare with their eNeighbor system, had filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise $13.7 million in… Read moreBig bet on telecare round #2: Healthsense gets $7 million Series D funding
If a California congressman (who ironically represents a district in California’s Silicon Valley) gets his proposed bill passed, there will be a special Office of Mobile Health at the FDA. The Healthcare Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act (HIMTA) would provide… Read moreFDA to get an Office of Mobile Health?
