Further to the recent item on the Bayer glucose meter that can plug into a PC’s USB port, check out their Didget blood glucose monitoring system that rewards children for testing with points they can use with their Nintendo DS… Read moreNintendo points rewards for diabetes monitoring with Bayer Didget device
An item from Sheena Hobbs, Newham’s WSD Communications Manager who writes about the project’s communications plan and processes, among the latest postings on the WSDAN site. Read it here. Also just posted on the same site: WSD Pilot Update: Newham… Read moreWSD Pilot Update: Newham – Communications: The importance of communications in the Newham WSD Trial
An International Centre of Excellence in Telecare is a great idea, and we wish the South East Health Technology Alliance (SEHTA) all good luck with building on their lively support for telecare and telehealth companies in South East England. But… Read moreInternational Centre of Excellence in Telecare (UK)
Hope this doesn’t spoil your Christmas! (Well, it’s a very small study, anyway.) Wii does not get families fit: new research.
“The stethoscope, the 200-year-old accessory without which no doctor is complete, could soon be replaced by the humdrum mobile phone. A computer scientist who wrote a program that turns an Apple iPhone into a stethoscope has made a major advance… Read more59p stethoscope on iPhone proves a hit
Making lists, checking them twice, ’tis the season….Ten ‘trends to watch in 2010’ from the ‘aging in place’ perspective. #4-6 have broader applicability to a wider user group for chronic conditions. And two are about investment (after a long drought) from both… Read more'Aging in place' technology trends for 2010
So, the bad news, as set out in this cambs24 item is that, whatever the politicians would have you believe, substantial cuts are coming to NHS budgets in the next few years. However, the good news, if the rest of… Read more£100M cuts to NHS budget in Cambridgeshire
December’s Telecare LIN eNewsletter has now been published. Main item of interest is the report of the December 10th WSDAN event, which includes information on general progress of the Whole System Demonstrator Programme – the target number of participants have… Read moreDecember's Telecare LIN eNewsletter published
OptumHealth, a US health management company owned by leading insurer UnitedHealth Group, has started to roll out the American Well virtual clinic program as announced in June, starting in Texas. OptumHealth’s version is called NowClinic. Unlike American Well programs in Hawaii and… Read moreTexas telemedicine via NowClinic
