US to set up an Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
A new office in the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is focusing on using health information technology in the agency’s programs for the nation’s poor
Month: January 2006
Broadband a key to reducing US health care costs?
Leading US economist announces that the US has at its disposal an overlooked ‘secret weapon’ that could significantly reduce health care costs and kickstart the nation’s sluggish economy
More scope for DIY telecare?
Further to our note of Motorola’s Homesight Wireless Easy Starter Kit in November, [http://telecarealliance.co.uk/telecarenews/Structure:/11/2005/do-it-yourself-telecare-from-%c2%a3230/] Creative’s WebCam Live! Has a pan and tilt head, and software that automatically moves to follow its subjects. Costs about £95.
Alzheimer's telecare from la pharmacie
Medical Intelligence introduced the Columba bracelet in Paris last June to move forward with its final market testing with its partners – Orange, France’s largest mobile telephony operator, and AXA Assistance, the leading provider of medical assistance.
Policy event on aging in Washington DC
Every decade the White House holds a policy event on issues around aging. The following links give a flavour of the matters raised in December, when telecare and telehealth matters put in a strong appearance.
Smart socks
In cases of poor blood circulation, imagine having socks with built-in pressure sensors that would alert you to put your feet up for a while. And bandages that warn of the beginnings of an infection and identify the responsible bacterium and the appropriate antibiotic needed to treat it.
You want publicity?
Three examples of the kind of publicity you want – and one of the kind you don’t.
£80 million Preventative Technology Grant amounts confirmed
On Friday 6th January the Government confirmed how much money councils are to receive over the next two years as part of the Preventative Technology Grant. At the same time the Health and Social Care Information Centre published figures that… Read more£80 million Preventative Technology Grant amounts confirmed