Blackpool councillor, Lily Henderson, is using her fall experience to promote the service in which she now has a personal as well as professional interest. The former mayor of Blackpool broke her arm last month after falling in her kitchen… Read moreTelecare service gets personal for councillor (UK)
According to the press release “The ecosystem is built upon three pillars: patient facing devices, content and software, and services. To support its introduction, Honeywell is releasing the LifeStream Platform and Genesis DM telehealth device.” More details.
At CeBIT Eurasia (Istanbul, 2-7 Oct) the two companies demonstrated: Wireless homecare hubs; Wireless ECG; HeartOne; Medical Receiving Software; SKeeper personal safety phone. Details in press release.
A new blog by Bob Pyke on the use and dissemination and promotion and discussion of national and international e-health/telehealth. Bookmark this one, or read with an Atom feed (bottom of the page).
“Doctors usually don’t get paid for interpreting data collected remotely, but they can still get sued if they make a mistake…While the most obvious barrier to telehealth is Medicare and the reluctance of health insurers to pay for it, said… Read moreMedicare, Insurers Reluctant to Pay for Telehealth
So what was wrong with OFSICK? Sorry, OFCARE? Care and Health is seeking your suggestions.
Community matrons blamed primary care trusts’ cost-cutting for a failure to attract nurses into community matron posts and believe that DH has settled for an inferior service. [Community matrons should be the key advocates of home based health monitoring in… Read moreUK's Department of Health axes recruitment target for community matrons
Philips aims to leverage these relationships for Philips Lifeline’s products and services as well as for Philips’ in-house line of remote patient monitoring products and services.
