UPDATE 30 December: Thanks to feedback, the mobile version has been suspended until a better version is found. Looking at last month’s Telecare Aware site statistics, only 311 (3.3%) of our 9,337 visits were from people using mobile phones. We… Read moreA request to TA readers with smartphones or iPads

It’s been a year of tumult in healthcare, particularly in the US but also in UK with budget cutbacks. While the eHealth skies have been brightening, it’s been a time when many of us have felt a bit out on… Read more'Tis the season…why healthcare marketers should be thankful

So it’s two down and only two left standing in the excruciatingly drawn out Northern Ireland Remote Monitoring Service tendering fiasco. [TA item – Q: What’s the difference between an African Elephant and ECCH?] “Bosch Healthcare’s decision is based on… Read moreRobert Bosch Healthcare withdraws from Northern Ireland tender

Ed. Donna can’t let Ed. Steve have all the fun with robots. In that magic year 2015, ‘triagebots’ and humanoid robot medical assistants may help to speed ER (emergency department, ED, A&E in the UK) waits for the 60% of… Read more'TriageBots' for EDs (A&E)

Diagnose anywhere? Gentag, better known for wearable sensors that transmit vital signs to mobile phones, has developed a disposable wireless diagnostic test platform, also for cell phones, to test for pregnancy, fertility, pathogens, AIDS, drugs, allergens and even certain types of cancers. It… Read moreMobile phone disposable diagnostics

Paul Sonnier’s Wireless Health blog features a longish article by David Gruber, MD on a consumer-centric approach to diabetes management with technology as an enabler of change in this area. As a chronic condition, diabetes is largely manageable via consumer choices and behaviors;… Read moreConsumer engagement in diabetes management–not easy

The iHealthBeat report on the RAND study [TA 14 Dec] focuses on content from the National Press Club press conference held by RAND and study sponsor Philips. One tidbit at the end, which Ed. Donna will cite in its entirety, concerns lobbying for home health technology adoption by Medicare and Medicaid–a good thing–but yet another large-scale demo project is needed, paid for (of course) by CMS.

Most of us have seen–or know someone who relies upon–medical alert key fobs or pendants that incorporate a USB drive to hold medical history and alerts. Here is an article from this month’s (December) Annals of Emergency Medicine that maintains… Read moreIs high-tech 'medical jewelry' effective in emergency situations?

Romeo is a new full-sized care robot project being undertaken by the French company Aldebaran, makers of the diminutive NAO [TA item]. The aim, according to the project website, is to have a functional prototype by the end of 2011. The spec is to develop a “real assistant for an elderly person, visually impaired and/or suffering from loss of autonomy…[the robot will be able] to…