Global Certification Forum (GCF) and Continua Health Alliance are co-operating to develop an effective certification process for wirelessly-connected personal health devices. In the mobile and many other industries, standards-based certification schemes have been proven to promote market development and growth…. Read moreContinua and GCF to develop certification process
A GlobalMedia mobile telemedicine cart in a rural Arizona hospital is calculated to have saved insurers and patients $540,000 between December and June 2010 according to a case study published by the company. A large chunk of the costs saved… Read moreTelemed cart saves $540,000 in 7 months (US)
Since news of the epilepsy seizure sensing EpiLert project ‘leaked out’ in 2007 it’s the thing for which I (Ed Steve) have had most requests for information about from members of the public. However, it was impossible to get news… Read moreEpiLert a step closer to production at last (Israel)
Develop a breakthrough algorithm that uses available patient data (including health records and claims data) to predict and prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and you are in with a chance for the $3 million Heritage Health Prize.
This month, health authorities in will deploy telecare services to hundreds of patients in central Greece as part of the Renewing Health Project. Doctors will monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary or cardiovascular diseases and Type 2 diabetes patients at home. eGov… Read moreTelehealth monitoring for 100s of patients in Greece
“Caregivers that use VitalPoint have always raved about its legendary user-friendliness” according to the press release on the addition of wireless connectivity but, according to this item, about it on the Healthcare Technology site VitalPoint was launched in October 2010…. Read moreNew end user device: VitalPoint
If you are a developer, marketer or clinical user of eHealth… Sometimes you wind up objectifying the people who benefit from your product or service. You lose touch with what inspired you to take this difficult journey into the field,… Read moreCompassion: 'the universal solvent'
Without fanfare or even Apple overtly promoting healthcare use, iPads have been creeping into–and approved for–clinical care settings. From medical schools (Stanford) to hospitals (Loyola and Georgetown Universities) and even long term care (RehabCare), iPads are catching on as an alternative… Read moreTablet Wars #2: iPad entering practices, hospitals, LTC
UK-based Cellnovo, developer of a mobile diabetes management system, received £30 million ($48.4 million) in a Series B financing round, led by Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) to fund commercialization of their system and expansion into new markets. It… Read moreBrighter days in eHealth financing #2–and an acquisition
Both The New York Times (NYT) and The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) this weekend published articles on the design and marketing of products that are ‘friendly’ to older people. Both tackle the sticky subject of what’s acceptable and appealing to the broad range of over 65–especially the early boomers who are turning 65 this year. But the articles could not be more different in tone and tack–one smart, the other snarky.
The NYT article ranges widely across cutting edge research (MIT AgeLab, AgeWave consulting group) on attitudes and capabilities, into experiments in living (Orcatech in Portland OR) that in their use of technology, push the boundaries of living independently, longer. “The new business of old age involves technologies and services that promote wellness, mobility, autonomy and social connectivity.”
