Many press releases in this field are self-aggrandising and/or bland beyond bearing, but the following two hit an all time low of incompetence verging on farce. The first, by diabetes-monitoring company XTend has the subheading ‘Company Begins Telemedicine Program With… Read moreXTend and Vocollect hit a low spot
Following the recent deal with the Catalonian Reial Automobil Club, Canadian Medical Intelligence Technologies (producer of the Columba bracelet and Urgentsys) has signed a licensing agreement to grant exclusive commercialization rights for its products and services to LUXGSM, one of… Read moreMedical Intelligence commercialisation license agreement with LUXGSM
What do you make of this story? Fears over changes to wardens’ services After you ‘vote’ you will be able to see how your opinion compares with other readers. [poll=5] If you had a response not covered above, do leave… Read moreReaders' poll: Fears over changes to wardens' services
In an apparently classical case of one hand not knowing what another hand has done before it (otherwise known as ‘corporate memory loss’) Don’t stop me now – Preparing for an ageing population, (the latest report by the Audit Commission… Read more"Don't stop me now" A missed opportunity (UK)
Article and associated video (TV news item) showing the WebVNU Remote Nurse [annoying pre-video advert alert] in action as deployed by the VNA Care Network in Massachusetts.
Taipei City Hospital Renai Branch, a specialist in dementia care in Taiwan, is to conduct a 6-month study of telecare in supporting people with dementia in their homes. Tunstall press release.
Further nudging telecare into public awareness in the US, American Medical Alert Corp (AMAC) has announced the launch of a new Walgreens Ready Response television campaign “aimed to support the growing acceptance of remote monitoring technologies amongst family caregivers and… Read moreWalgreens Ready Response medical alert system TV campaign
When you are tired of reading those mind-numbing press releases, read this thoughtful Telehealth Canada blog item by Rosie Lombardi. It’s a refreshing plea to put the horse in front of the cart if you want to get ‘new technology’… Read moreSpanish visionary approach trumps Canadian techno-centric healthcare model
Alcatel-Lucent is searching for a US service provider partner to help deliver a new telehealth application it developed with Canadian carrier SaskTel. The service, known as LifeStat remote monitoring and health management, allows patients with chronic health conditions to transmit… Read moreAlcatel-Lucent seeks US telehealth partner
Further to the Intel Health Guide story in the previous postings, I’m including this because it’s the only item I’ve seen that cast doubts on the viability of the business model. Be aware that the item is stuffed with annoying… Read moreIntel's health-monitoring tech may face rocky road to adoption
