A look inside the Mercy SafeWatch Center, one of the largest teleICU units in the US, which oversees over 400 patients at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri and in a dozen hospitals in four states. This
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A video interview with Dr. Joseph Kvedar of the Center for Connected Health, from the 2011 World Health Care Congress, on the Center’s experience in using text messaging effectively across all age groups. Example: in a controlled trial of blood
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Gil Baldwin, Chief Executive of Tunstall Group, in an interview with Tunstall’s local paper, the Yorkshire Post, reveals some of Tunstall’s latest results – UK sales revenue dropped 7% to £66.7m. He also reveals that he supports Health Secretary Lansley’s
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have NO PLANS to install a telecare system to reassure the safety and independence of his aged grandparents (85 and 89), a spokesperson for the royal couple confirmed to Telecare Aware yesterday. "We believe that if Her Majesty or His Royal Highness fell it would quickly be noticed without electronic monitoring."

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AT&T has unveiled a privately available remote cell site. The Remote Mobility Zone is designed for companies, governments, and emergency crews to guarantee GSM cell service even in situations where traditional power or a vehicle would be impractical. AT&T unveils
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Unlike Homo sapiens, Homo evolutis is characterised by taking direct and deliberate control of our biological destiny, and a fascinating poniter to the future item HUMAN+ explores the technologically enhanced future of our species (by Michael John Gorman, director of
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The American Telemedicine Association, coupling the release of the proposed ACO rule with ATA 2011, has called on CMS to waive the ‘restriction-riddled’ Medicare telemedicine statute and to implement five specific changes: 1. Medical videoconferencing for the 35 million beneficiaries
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With ATA 2011 nearing, news announcements are picking up. Waldo Health, which premiered at ATA 2010 and ‘went quiet’ thereafter save for a few articles like our interview with the founders [TA 10 Sept], is returning to ATA with their FDA 510(k) market
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In one of the few telecom/telecare joint marketing arrangements on record, Verizon and Minnesota-based Healthsense announced a partnership to install Healthsense resident monitoring systems in senior communities (independent and assisted living) equipped with Verizon FiOS. Healthsense and Verizon’s Enhanced Communities unit will team
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