The Columba bracelet automatically detects any departure from a previously defined security zone. At the slightest straying from this area, it alerts AXA Assistance’s medical assistance centre which can precisely geolocate the bracelet and speak with the wearer through the bracelet’s “handsfree” feature.
The Finnish company combines RFID and cellular phone technology to help make sure Alzheimer’s patients take the drugs they need. Cool.
These situations, of which we are seeing an increasing number of reports, seem to fail to take into account the beneficial role of telecare linked to efficient response systems. Any comments?
A major initiative, including new grants and tax measures, to encourage older people to be cared for in their own homes rather than in residential institutions is to be introduced by the Tánaiste and Minister for Health Mary Harney.
Carlisle Housing Association and Carlisle and District Primary Care Trust has praised the success of telemedicine in providing proactive care and support and improving the quality of life for people with COPD.
Melissa J. Goalen, a nurse practitioner at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, tested more than 100 home-monitoring [blood pressure] devices and found that about 20 percent yielded measurements that were inaccurate.
Telehealth monitoring via web and SMS service in Singapore.
