Last week’s International CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 conference had multiple sessions and breaking news on mHealth, telecare and telehealth initiatives. The CTIA blog covers these topics as noted and more (scroll down). Note related news, releases and direct links. Harris Interactive/CTIA Survey: … Read moremHealth a 'main theme' of International CTIA
Last Thursday, The Brookings Institution (Washington, D.C.) think tank hosted a policy forum on how digital technology could enhance the American health care system–in other words, what we’ve been covering here for five years. Brookings’ Darrell West presented a paper, Customer-Driven… Read moreBrookings Institution policy forum on 'customer-driven medicine'
Another debut at Health 2.0, currently in ‘stealth mode’ (their terminology), is Emota.net. Their device, a touch screen monitor, is designed to keep seniors in touch with families with a picture-frame like monitor touch screen and messaging. The interface with caregivers and families… Read moreNow 'emotional networking'
Microsoft has just put online an H1N1 self-screener Response Center as part of HealthVault. It is available online to all, and results can be saved in a HealthVault PHR (it will prompt to set up one if you are not a subscriber.) What… Read moreMicrosoft HealthVault response to H1N1
