Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans, testified (May 18) before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health concerning long term care needs. Amongst other things she called for a Presidential Commission to explore tax incentives… Read moreCall for US commission on long term care needs provision
Canadian proposal to tax alcohol to pay for accommodation, telehealth and other facilities for people with mental health problems. Full story.
Research suggests that boomers think middle age lasts from 48 to 73 and old age begins at 74. For boomers who are 50, old age or retirement is a quarter century away. This article is about attitudes to pension provision,… Read moreWhen does old age begin?
‘For instance, through vitals monitoring using Motiva’s Bluetooth-enabled sensors, and round-the-clock questioning, Motiva could figure out that grandma’s confidence level hits a low around 3.00 PM… Maybe Motiva could use that information to time its intervention against those cordials grandma… Read moreMotiva is watching you…
The alternative to GPS for areas with poor cell phone coverage? Story from Arkansas.
On the face of it this report appears to be a social alarm system failure. In fact the call centre to help arriving time was just 20 minutes. Delay occurred earlier because the person was unable to reach the distress… Read moreImportance of a fail-safe system
This press release issued just before the Heart Rhythm Society Annual Meeting being held May 18-20 in Boston Massachusetts doesn’t actually tell you what the products are, nor does the company’s website. Maybe we will know after the event.
This dry press release signals the next step in the developing story of the Canadian Columba GPS bracelet for people with dementia, which is now available in France. 24 hour responses will be supported by AXA Assistance, ‘one of the… Read moreColumba bracelet and AXA – call centres watch out
…being alone if something were to happen. US telecare suppliers are much more upfront about telling potential customers how to persuade their relatives to accept a system than anyone in the UK. See this page from the QuietCare site. QuietCare… Read moreI can’t stand the thought of you…
Mainstreaming the concept of home monitoring? BellSouth has said it will provide new residential customers of selected BellSouth Fast Access DSL Services with a free home monitoring camera.
