The distribution of wearable, biometric, ‘peel and stick’ wireless sensors, a key part in enabling mHealth, is projected to reach 400 million by 2014 according to ABI Research. This Mobihealthnews report also includes Clint McClellan’s (Qualcomm) remarks at the Foundation for the National Institutes… Read more400 million wireless sensors by 2014
If you are dizzy with convergence, you may want to take your Dramamine or ginger caps before reading this. This press release announces a partnership that will allow consumers to secure, access and forward information in their PHRs via a cellphone… Read moreOnline PHRs, mobile phones, flash drives and retail convergence
Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Kavoukian, recently released a joint paper on how privacy can be preserved in remote monitoring in the home. Cited were telehealth, sensor technologies, medication assistance and social connectedness. The paper examined only the first two… Read moreCanada Report: 'Privacy by Design'
Great Call, distributors of the Jitterbug senior-friendly cell phone, today announced their acquisition of a PERS company, MobiWatch. Based in Waltham MA, MobiWatch developed a mobile PERS (M-PERS, add to our glossary) that uses a button and Bluetooth connectivity to connect… Read moreGreat Call/Jitterbug buys mobile PERS company
