Despite its lawsuit from LogicMark concerning alleged patent infringements (Telecare Aware 12 March), Medical Alarm Concepts has announced a further distribution deal for its MediPendant, this time with an unnamed (why would they not name it?) New York-based drug store
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Monthly Archives March 2010
Technology for the evolving world of consumer health
Technology for the evolving world of consumer health in e-HealthInsider is, as one would expect from highly experienced health journalist Linda Davison, a well balanced briefing for anyone who needs an introduction to the issues. Without getting into detail on
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Flood at BT exchange puts thousands of telecare users at risk over Easter (UK)
Flooding resulting from an electrical fault at a BT exchange in London today has caused problems for telecare response call centres across the country because of the knock-on effect on phone and broadband networks. According to this BBC report, the
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Kvedar: keep it simple in connected health
From Dr. Joseph Kvedar (director, Center for Connected Health) on his new cHealth blog: a discussion starting with the Pew Internet and American Life study (Telecare Aware 28 March) into the practical, real world aspects of connecting patients to technology. If your
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mHealth and simple apps saving lives in Africa
James BonTempo, a technology adviser at a Baltimore (MD) nonprofit, wrote an excellent article for the Baltimore Sun website illustrating how mobile phone applications, mainly text (SMS) based, connects health workers in Malawi (FrontlineSMS:Medic), alerts officials to low stocks of lifesaving
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iPhone medical image viewers–devices or not?
Back in January, the FDA decided that an iPhone image viewer diagnostic application, Mobile MIM from MIMvista, was a class III medical device requiring pre-market approval. Other similar medical image viewers have been waiting for an FDA knock on the door. According
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'Remote health management' limited by reimbursement
Before you dismiss this as ‘dog bites man’, Scientia Advisors’ market review on ‘remote health management’ (RHM, which includes all our ‘teles’) as part of home health manages to round up the usual suspects in slow adoption (limited insurance reimbursement means doctors and
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TSA advertising for new chief executive
The TSA is now advertising for its new chief exceutive. Any readers with the requisite flair for marketing, ability to speak to Government, and passion for social care will know where to get details. If TSA chief exec is not
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CTIA healthcare E-Tech Awards to MedApps, Telcare, Philips; Cleveland Clinic telehealth test
Last week at International CTIA, the Davids beat out Goliath in this year’s E-Tech Awards for Healthcare–Enterprise & Vertical Market Solution. First place went to MedApps for HealthPAL, second place to Telcare for the TelCheck Mobility Blood Glucose Meter, and third
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ICE-T site looking cool
We have previously reported the development of ICE-T (International Centre of Excellence in Telecare, part of the South East Health Technologies Alliance (SEHTA) in the UK). Well, we are pleased to point out that its website is shaping up nicely,
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