The Obama administration has announced a series of regulations that could be eliminated in an effort to save businesses about $10 billion over the next five years. One of the proposed rule rollbacks aims to make it easier for health… Read moreWhite House effort to roll back rules may facilitate telehealth
New item in J Telemed Telecare flags up the future possibility and desirability of including information about a person’s emotional state in telecare monitoring. Abstract: Emotive computing may have a role in telecare (Ball, Bradley, Brownsell)
‘Blue Button’ is becoming recognized as a convenient and safe way for individuals to access their personal health records (PHRs). Walgreens, Aetna, and PatientsLikeMe have publicly committed to offer Blue Button download capability on their websites, and others such as… Read moreBlue Button gives US veterans and their doctors access to PHRs
As part of the Healthstartup event, the organisers have published a revised ‘scorecard’ which is a useful checklist in its own right. The objective is “to create a simple, straightforward scorecard specific to the healthcare sector that would allow a… Read moreAssessing the value of an innovative startup in healthcare
In a competition organised jointly by the Design Council and the Department of Health, a ‘moneypot’ of £360,000, plus unprecedented access to expert support and advice, is available to individuals or organisations with a good idea that will help people… Read more£360,000 for designers who improve quality of life for people with dementia (UK)
At a ‘recent’ Computer Weekly/Vodafone roundtable debate NHS healthcare and IT professionals discussed the future of telehealth, the challenges it faces, and what must happen to broaden its adoption. The report by Computer Weekly of the discussion covers patient participation;… Read moreHow to make telehealth more widely adopted in the NHS?
A private and public collaboration in Korea has spurred a mobile initiative that will use 3G-enabled applications and services enabling patients and health workers to manage diabetes better. The project, called Self Quality Care will be implemented by the Gyeonggi… Read moreKorea launches m-health project
New product news – Cisco’s new Integrated Services Router (ISR) announced August 23, “dovetails with Cisco officials’ idea of the “Internet of things” putting networking capabilities into machines not normally connected to the Internet, from ATMs and refrigerators to GPS… Read moreCisco unveils small router for M2M communications
On 9th and 10th November 2011 in Barcelona the UK’s Trade and Investment Barcelona office and the Catalan Ministry of Health (TicSalut Foundation) are holding their third Technology for Health Workshop. TICSalut sets the technology guidelines for public hospitals and… Read moreSpanish opportunity for UK telehealth companies
We have already flagged up that it is possible to hack an insulin pump [TA 11 Aug] and the following item explains the process more, extending the warning to cars: “Computer hackers can force some cars to unlock their doors… Read moreHacking remote devices
