HealthWyse, a provider of home health and hospice agency automation software, has announced that it has partnered with Honeywell HomMed, to integrate its LifeStream telehealth platform with the HealthWyse clinical patient record. “With the integration of LifeStream and HealthWyse, patient… Read moreHealthWyse and Honeywell HomMed partner up
Commenting on the publication of the Philips Index, Dr. Eric Silfen, Chief Medical Officer for Philips said “Most people in markets such as Australia recognise the valuable contribution that advances in technology have made to overall health outcomes in the… Read morePhilips calls for wider approach to telehealth in Australia
1) A plug-in glucose meter for the iPhone. Just unveiled “the world’s first attachment to iPhone and iPod that is a standalone medical device.” The plug-in, dubbed iBGStar, was developed by Sanofi-aventis and AgaMatrix. Since none of the iPhone applications… Read moreTelehealth for diabetes: two new developments
Humana, the fourth largest US insurer, is rolling out in January Humana Cares Chronic Condition Management, which will integrate home safety, prevention, self-management with personal support and (drumroll) ‘a variety of remote bio-metric monitoring devices in the member’s home’. What is hopeful about… Read moreHumana's model–a hope for remote monitoring integration?
A positive but mysterious sign re investment in telecare/mHealth is the reported $2.2 million angel funding of a company called VoCare Inc., which combines a tablet computer with a cell phone and a pendant device that calls for help in case… Read moreFall detection gone mobile with $2.2 million funding
It’s a long round for poor HIT managers! (Ding!) Steve’s list from TechRepublic (see ’10 things…’) just got a bit longer as tablets are now proliferating like headache pills. Device consistency, personal devices, impact on HIT systems and support, sheer confusion…stock up… Read moreTablet Wars Round #4: Samsung, BlackBerry–and Motorola
With the growing interest in the use of mobile phones etc. in healthcare, care provider IT managers are in for a few headaches. They may find this item from TechRepublic useful: 10 things you should know about supporting mobile devices…. Read more10 things IT managers should know about supporting mobile devices
In his speech to his party’s conference, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg signalled the Coalition Government’s approach to public funding and the forthcoming cuts in public spending: allow councils more freedom to borrow against future income and a further move… Read moreUK councils to get new borrowing powers
Back in August we introduced you to GadgetTrak, which is software that helps mitigate the loss of a mobile phone or laptop. If you bought it, could you let us know how your experience of purchasing/installing/testing it went. Also, if… Read moreGadgetTrak: Request for feedback
Are ‘insufficient privacy protections…hindering public acceptance of the EHR concept’? A paper by researchers at North Carolina State University, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech says yes, with some good reason (identity theft). They detail legal and technical recommendations to overcome concerns,… Read moreEHRs: privacy concerns, facilitating 'meaningful use' in community health centers, certification (US)
