Whizzing ’round the business, pharma and now senior living business sites (but not eHealth) was a recent announcement by pharma giant Pfizer and Acacia Living on ‘a strategic alliance to develop an innovative holistic technology solution [editor emphasis] dedicated to helping seniors… Read moreMystery du jour: Pfizer, Acacia Living and their 'holistic technology solution'
Last month Telecare Aware broke the news that LogicMark was suing Medical Alarm Concepts (MediPendant owners) for patent infringements and unfair trade practices. We can now tell you that they have now reached an arrangement, the terms of which can not be disclosed. The official statement is…
If your company is privately-held, has been in business for less than three years and is “actively developing software aligned to IBM’s Smarter Planet focus areas” (i.e. energy and utilities, health care, telecommunications and government) then IBM’s new Global Entrepreneur… Read moreIBM's Global Entrepreneur Initiative
Nottingham City ‘health bosses’ are bidding for £250,000 to find ways of using technology for sufferers of such conditions as asthma and dementia. They want to help them spot the early signs of health problems without having to be taken… Read moreiPhones could keep elderly and disabled out of hospital (Nottingham, UK)
Back in October we flagged up the carers’ conference to be held in Glasgow on 1 December. What wasn’t clear at the time was that the result of a major study was to be launched there. The study explored when,… Read moreA Weight off my Mind: telecare for carers
Mark Pearson and Elettra Ronchi of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), start with the premise that “The use of information and communication technologies in the health sector lags behind its use in many other parts of the… Read moreE-ffective healthcare
The Buying Solutions (BS) Telecare and Telehealth Framework Agreement tendering process is now at the stage where applications have closed and are being evaluated, a process that isn’t expected to be complete until 5th May. (See timetable on UK Framework… Read moreTunstall pre-empts result of BS tender process (UK)
