If you want to know what’s happening in the ‘connected health’ scene in Northern Ireland and the Republic, the free Connected Health in Ireland: An All-Island Review (101 pages, PDF 1.5MB) is highly recommended reading. It is comprehensive and has just been published by BioBusiness, which is the business association for the life and health technologies sector in Northern Ireland. The association represents businesses across the bio/medical discipline, including medical devices, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, animal health, agri-foods, contract manufacturing, and support services. The report and its appendices – the latter by request only – illustrate activities in…

Susan Royer, WSDAN Network Manager, reviews evidence on heart patient monitoring studies in the WSDAN evidence database. This updates earlier work presented by Professor John Cleland. The conclusion is that “…there is clear evidence of improvements in quality of life… Read moreTelehealth management of heart failure evidence

Make time to view the excellent case study and overview videos produced for the Newham Whole System Demonstrator (WSD) project. There are 13 three to four minute videos, so schedule them into your breaks. See them here. (Possibly the best… Read moreExcellent case study videos from Newham WSD

Something’s happening over at the Honeywell homestead. I know because they have issued a press release about it. Quite what it is, I [Ed.Steve] am still mystified, despite reading the release numerous times. I think the clue is in this… Read moreHoneywell Hommed and eDevice Expand Connectivity Solutions for Telehealth

The flurry of speculation about the suitability of the iPad for use in healthcare has died down since the iPad’s launch. The preliminary report on the usability of iPad apps by the highly respected Jakob Nielsen gives them a thumbs… Read moreiPad usability: First findings from user testing

Why does this item – 60 Health software experts fly to Sydney to progress Australian eHealth – irresistibly conjure up images of calling in the cavalry, or the Charge of the Light Brigade?

As I pointed out last week, the term ‘eCare’ has tapped into a stream of paranoia that the term ‘telehealth’ never did. The following rant includes some fantastical assertions, not the least of which is: “If you take too much… Read moreeCare: the paranoia continues

Hot on the heels of last week’s item on the Indian market, there’s a 147 page report on the Chinese patient monitoring market. At $7,500 for an enterprise-wide license, the equivalent cost of our free 4 page report would be… Read moreChina patient monitoring market report

Three words caught my attention in an otherwise largely incomprehensible press release: “enables remote patient monitoring”. All speculation as to what the software does in the comments, please.