Soliant Healthcare blog lists them as: Skype; Webcam MD; robots at a distance; eTime’s home endoscope; Vidyo’s HD telepresence without a dedicated line; Radvision’s video source linking; telemedicine via cell phone; Bluetooth heart monitoring. Item here. [There are clearly some… Read more9 killer (!) telemedicine apps
I’m always happy to see a fellow blogger pick up a thought (see: UnitedHealth and Cisco telehealth partnership) and develop it, as Laurie Orlov does in: Aging In Place Technology Watch: Cisco and telepresence: If you have a hammer, everything… Read moreCisco and telepresence: If you have a hammer…
The EMS Options iPhone application EMS Alert released in May (see TA report) has been rebranded under the name smart-ICE and by adopting what is becoming the most recognized ICE (In Case of Emergency) symbols in the world. The ICE… Read moreSmart-ICE in case of emergency
Probably less dramatic than it sounds, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced last week plans to halt temporarily 45 IT projects, a few of which are telehealth-related, that are either behind schedule or over budget to assess whether it… Read moreVA suspends telehealth projects pending review
The London Telecare group held its first MarketPlace Workshop on Friday 10 July. The idea was to give members first handknowledge of new developments in the telecare and telehealth markets. The following companies presented displays of their new products or… Read moreLondon Telecare's first MarketPlace Workshop
Nordic Semiconductor is sponsoring the first ever Bluetooth Innovation World Cup and inviting its customers to enter their design concept ideas for innovative sports, fitness and healthcare applications based on the forthcoming Bluetooth low energy specification. Now here’s a publicity… Read moreNordic announces Bluetooth health innovation competition
According to mobihealthnews, “It’s been more than four years since Qualcomm first announced its plans to help launch a healthcare-focused mobile phone service, called LifeComm. Qualcomm and its (still) undisclosed partners recently decided that it was time to pull the… Read moreQualcomm pulls the plug on LifeComm
Cisco has released results from a survey of patients taking part in a Scottish telemedicine trial, showing that almost 100% were satisfied with the technology used to remotely assess minor medical conditions. [They don’t tell us what the questions were.]… Read morePatients pleased in Cisco's Scottish telemed trial
Yesterday evening I received in my inbox a request to add a link from ‘my blog’ to a site in exchange for a link back from it. I get these several times a week because Google considers Telecare Aware to… Read moreHow NOT to ask for a link from Telecare Aware
Goodnews story in local Dudley paper. And good to note that the PCT has sidestepped calling it ‘telehealthcare’.
