In one of the King’s Fund Congress reports I said that The Minister’s endorsement of Tunstall at the King’s Fund Congress “was probably also more ‘evidence’ for the conspiracy theorists [I’m not one of them: Editor Steve] who believe that… Read more3millionlives: More for the conspiracy theorists (UK)
Prompted by the Telecare Soapbox: Complicity between UK telehealth commissioners and providers item in December and by the increasing overlap between devices that have health-related and ‘social alarm’ functions, Editor Steve has been researching the topic of medical devices and telecare/telehealth equipment but there seems to be almost no specific guidance available. Even sites which one would expect to discuss the topic (TSA, various consultancies and the UK’s MHRA, for example) are silent about it. [FRI: See document links update in comments]
In a new report Carers UK has called for a technological transformation to support families caring for ill, frail and disabled loved ones. Care and technology in the 21st century argues that the way families already use technology to work,… Read moreCarers UK calls for a technological transformation to support carers
Not exactly a revolutionary thought for our readers, but for Design News it was–and they provide an interesting perspective on the ‘home hospital’ (see comments). They position cardiac monitoring as fast-growing, including heart rate monitors and electrocardiograms (ECGs) which could… Read moreHome health care as substitute for hospital bed?
StartUp Health, profiled by us at Health 2.0 NYC, announced the inaugural class (of a projected four this year) of its Academy for Health and Wellness Entrepreneurship. Ten “healthcare transformers,” already with businesses, will undergo “a structured 3-year curriculum and… Read moreAcademy for 'healthcare transformers' gets its StartUp
The 24 page Telecare LIN March 2012 newsletter is out, with its usual comprehensive coverage of recent events and extensive list of links to news items such as: the recent King’s Fund International Congress on Telehealth and Telecare further updates… Read moreTelecare LIN March 2012 newsletter published (UK)
To disambiguate the headline, it’s evaluating jointly, not evaluating joint technology…GE Healthcare and Intel have announced the creation of an evaluation lab in Israel. It is located at the GE Healthcare premises in Tirat Carmel, close to the Intel R&D… Read moreGE Healthcare and Intel to establish companies' first joint technology evaluation laboratory in Israel
The following SeNd Technology press release is an excellent example of one that focuses on a positive user-oriented story. There is not a ‘market leader’, ‘cutting edge’ or any techno-babble in sight. The result is that it is a great… Read moreCarer who lied about time spent with elderly woman is clocked by telecare monitor (UK)
We do not normally bother with ‘we have a new customer’ press releases because they are usually full of puffery. However, when these three popped up on the same day it felt a little like good news: Red Alert Telecare/Telehealth… Read moreGood news Thursday (UK and US)
An item on the medtechinsider website by Andrew Parton, Joint Managing Director, of Hugo Technology manages to redefine both ‘telecare’ and ‘telehealthcare’ (as promulgated by Tunstall and adopted across the West Midlands, where Hugo Technology is based). At least he… Read moreChanges in practice ahead for medical device technicians (UK)
