i-Health Network launch (UK)
Rather short notice, but of interest to people who can make it to Birmingham on 11 and/or 12 and/or 13 July. See web page for details and register by clicking on the appropriate seminar link. i-Health Network.
Day: 2 July 2007
Scotty Group sells telehealth activities to Zydacron
Scotty Group PLC has sold its telehealth activities to Zydacron Holding Ltd for £5.3 million in a management buy-out led by two former directors of the company, Georg Weber and Andreas Boedenauer. Zydacron was Scotty’s telehealth arm in the Netherlands…. Read moreScotty Group sells telehealth activities to Zydacron
Object lessons in telehealth promotion
Two stories that show how a supplier’s need to promote itself can be best met by being genuinely informative. Remote ECG Telemedicine System Supports Urgent Treatment Centre (UK) “The service has already proven effective in saving lives. Recently, when a… Read moreObject lessons in telehealth promotion
Milton Keynes Launches Advanced Telehealth Service to Improve Care for People with COPD (UK)
Since launching the telehealth service, 26 hospital admissions have been prevented in just four months, according to the Tunstall press release as Milton Keynes PCT and the Community Alarm Service move into telehealth.
1bn Euro research into digital technologies for Europeans to age well
Responding to the needs of Europe’s growing ageing population, the Commission has adopted a European Action Plan for “Ageing Well in the Information Society”. This Action Plan is accompanied by a new joint European research programme raising to over €1bn… Read more1bn Euro research into digital technologies for Europeans to age well
A systematic review of the benefits of home telecare for frail elderly people and those with long-term conditions
A Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare article by James Barlow, Debbie Singh, Steffen Bayer and Dick Curry. Read the abstract/purchase the article here.