The previous Telecare National Framework Agreement (NFA) (CM/RSC/05/4376) expired on 1st June, but the tender process for its replacement (for telecare, telehealth and telecoaching) being undertaken by Buying Solutions (BS) has been held up “as a result of the General Election”… Read moreOld UK Telecare NFA expires; new one is delayed

Industry watchers in the UK will know that the folks at SupraUK, which supplies keysafes to most telecare services, are not usually coy when it comes to promotion (see TSA conference photo), so what are they up to now? We… Read moreSupraUK new product?

…The New York Times seems to think so.  From their Business Day (not Health) section, NuPhysicia’s telemedicine connecting oil rig workers with physicians worldwide; Cisco’s HealthPresence high-definition hospital-to-hospital networks in Colorado, California and New Mexico; American Well’s physician-to-patient via webcam… Read moreTelemedicine–a gold rush on horizon?

Interesting think piece by Dana Blankenhorn on his ZDNet blog on how technology can improve care, but not necessarily make doctors more productive and save money.  Examples:  the above-mentioned NuPhysicia’s telemedicine setups on oil rigs (a touchy subject here in the US),… Read moreDoes technology mean more efficient care? Or just more care?