In a sign of further consolidation of companies in the telecare/telehealth sector, Toumaz Holdings, has increased its stake in Sentinel Healthcare Solutions, developer of MyAmego, to 81.25 per cent. In the press release, Guy Spelman, Toumaz’ CEO comments: “MyAmego demonstrated positive… Read moreToumaz increases investment in Sentinel
Well, of course, this headline on the Australian Ageing Agenda item isn’t the whole story – it is just reporting Tunstall’s repositioning to include ‘health’ in its branding. Tunstall is also proliferating its internet presence through sites on a number of different domain names. Ones I have stumbled across so far include…
‘Telehealth’ as in ‘teleconsultation’. So what’s significant about this article? It’s published by CNN.
I’ve been holding off posting about the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week until some more developed and reflective posts had appeared. Here’s two that I thought are worth bringing to your attention…
A story to add to the ‘case for better technology file’. It was fortunate for the lady involved that the paper boy paid attention to her message. However, there are some unanswered questions in the item from the Albert Lea… Read morePaperboy rescues woman in her home (US)
Like many RTCs, the results of this one by Wakefield et. al.: Outcomes of a home telehealth intervention for patients with heart failure reported in the Royal Society of Medicine’s Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare (J Telemed Telecare 2009;15:46-50 ), raise as many questions as they answer. The gist is…
Membres du Groupe 5e risque serions très honorés que vous soyez présent(e) à la conférence que le Groupe 5e risque organise le mardi 20 janvier prochain, de 18h à 19h30 à l’Institut Supérieur de Management Public et Politique (Paris 9e),… Read moreQuel rôle du privé dans la modernisation du secteur médico-social?
While other councils are wondering whether they might – in the future – provide video links between clients living in their own home and their carers, Angus Council is getting on with it, having appointed Chubb Community Care as a partner.
The Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) is celebrating its 40th year by launching a new website, Living made easy. Living made easy already includes the Telecare made easy section launched last year and will eventually see all the expert advice and… Read moreDLF celebrates 40th year with launch of 'Living made easy'
Bonn-based empirica, a major consultancy the the European telehealth/telecare arena has won a contract to measure and assess Union Member States eHealth progress: whether national eHealth policies, strategies, roadmaps and/or implementation measures exist and have been updated whether and to… Read moreempirica: Assessing progress towards an interoperable European eHealth space
