Current indicators on eHealth availability and use are not uniform and do not cover all Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. The European Commission funded the consultancy company empirica to undertake studies on eHealth Indicators and eHealth Benchmarking…. Read moreOECD expert meeting on eHealth indicators
The UK’s big equipment supply company Nottingham Rehabillitation Supplies (NRS) is taking the opportunity of the forthcoming Carers’ Week, 8-14 June, to publicise the range of ‘stand-alone’ telecare products it stocks. Press release here. Stand-alone telecare web page. On its… Read moreNRS's 'stand-alone' telecare products
Congratulations to American TeleCare Inc. (ATI): Entrepreneur magazine has named it “one of the nation’s 100 companies to watch”. ATI is listed in the health care category, one of the ten hottest industry categories. Press release.
Orange and Alcatel-Lucent have signed a cooperation agreement “to address the healthcare challenges in Europe and emerging markets. The two companies will develop and jointly deliver the next wave of innovative solutions enabling e-Health and enhanced assisted living.” It’s a… Read moreOrange and Alcatel-Lucent telehealth cooperation agreement
Ten to fifteen percent of people diagnosed as having dementia may really have normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) according to Dr. Mark Luciano, a neurosurgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. This is clearly of importance to anyone working with people with dementia…. Read moreUp to 15% of people with dementia may have normal pressure hydrocephalus
US Department of Health and Human Resources has released details of project grant funding (2 x $250,000) to “demonstrate how existing telehealth programs and networks and sites can improve access to quality health care services specifically for children and youth… Read moreTelehealth epilepsy study grant funding opportunity (US)
