Telemedicine is an effective way to reduce cardiac patients’ risk factors, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation. “…formal cardiac rehabilitation programs consistently reduce the risk of further events…However, it is also… Read moreTelehealth technology can reduce cardiac patients' risk factors

It took me five attempts to get to grips with reading this California Association for Health Services at Home/Kinnser Software press release entitled New Online Home Health Service Launched in California to Expand Direct Patient Care Time While Lowering Costs…. Read morePatients get faster recovery times

Useful page for EU Information Society’s documents on e-inclusion: Towards an accessible information society adopted by the  Commission on 1 December 2008 European i2010 initiative on e-Inclusion – to be part of the information society adopted by the  Commission on… Read moreEU Information Society: e-inclusion key documents

Thought-provoking survey results from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). John Cridland the CBI’s deputy director-general, said: “Business does not believe the fundamental issue of how public services are delivered has been dealt with. An additional £871bn has been pumped… Read moreUK public services – quality has not improved

This is one of those “state-of-the-art digital technology to people at home” press releases which manages to tell you nothing about what their particular technology does – which is one of the best arguments for not outsourcing your press releases… Read moreSanomedics Pioneers Home Health Monitoring on Two Continents

In the Realm of the Sensors – the original print title of this item from Community Care – is better than that for the online version, which is a snapshot of telecare in use in a number of UK locations…. Read moreIn the Realm of the Sensors

Published this week, the next few King’s Fund WSD articles. The first is a description of the WSD in Cornwall and the second, most interesting item, is the announcement of a ‘WSDAN evidence database‘. At last – a really useful… Read moreKings Fund WSD update and DH WSD leaflet

Keren Down, the director of the Foundation for Assistive Technology (FAST) has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Well deserved too: Keren is a great supporter of a balanced approach to telecare. She became Director of… Read moreHonour for Keren Down, Director of FAST (UK)

E-HealthInsider Primary Care reports that a heated debate broke out at the Whole System Demonstrator Programme (WSD) road show in Leeds when it was realised that both the set-up of the research and some of the technology employed excludes people… Read moreUK's WSD telehealth trials missing minorities

Dr Lance Forbat, in his LiveJournal, reports and comments on Jill Riley’s presentation of the latest evidence for benefits of telehealth in heart failure at the recent British Cardiac Society 2009 conference: Heart Failure or Heart Success. “…although hospital admissions… Read moreEmerging evidence on remote monitoring for heart failure patients