Pleased to note from the Chiptech website “Thankfully everyone at Chiptech is safe and well, as are our friends and families. Our building looks a bit worse for wear in places, but was declared safe two days after the earthquake [22 February], allowing us time to clean up before we were back in business the following Monday 1st March. Our thoughts are with all those who have lost loved ones.”

Update 28 March: Received the following, that has been doing the rounds in NZ, from Abby Moore, Sales and Marketing Co-ordinator for Chiptech. Its grim humour tells you more about what life is like post-quake than hours of TV news footage can do:

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If the announced acquisition of T-Mobile by AT&T, to create the largest mobile company in the US, does go through (regulatory approval may take a year), what is the impact on mobile health development? At first glance, not much to… Read moreAT&T/T-Mobile–the impact on mobile health?

Humana Cares, the St. Petersburg, Florida-based chronic care management division of Humana health plans, announced a pilot of Care Innovations’ Intel Health Guide to provide vital signs monitoring and nurse-to-patient video conferencing for congestive heart failure patients. It’s a projected ‘large N’… Read moreHumana Cares 'big pilots' Intel Health Guide (US)