Remember this article for the next time you hear someone object that telecare and telehealth will contribute to people’s social isolation – mutter ‘horses for courses’ and point out that if people need 24 monitoring, get some appropriate electronics and… Read moreFriendly lifeline for isolated older people (Scotland)

“CardioNet has announced the publication of two studies…that further support the broader use of the CardioNet System for the detection of atrial fibrillation.” So it’s thumbs up for Cardionet’s accurately – but not very snappily – named ‘Mobile Cardiac Outpatient… Read moreCardionet: encouraging study results

Canadian company Diversinet hides a really interesting telehealth story in an abysmal press release: it is planned to monitor the health of up to 10,000 returning US soldiers recuperating at home via its “secure, two-way mobile technology” that will link… Read moreUS Army to monitor injured soldiers at home

‘1% of the world’s population carries a mutation almost guaranteed to lead to heart disease’ The relevance of this item reported in Healthcare Republic is that, with telehealth suppliers targeting people with heart disease, the more quickly potential patients can… Read moreGene mutation 'almost guarantees' heart disease

No wonder companies don’t want to do business with the NHS when their potential customers can be treated like this: ‘Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has been told it must pay for the NHS-approved Lorenzo electronic health record system, even if… Read moreNHS Trust given electronic health record ultimatum