Here in Editor Donna’s city it is trending around 95 degrees F. so some short and cool news for our Independence Day holiday weekend or week (said holiday confusingly mid-week). All below are from US Department of Defense’s invaluable Armed… Read moreWeekend news 'from the front' (US)
Updated 2 July In 2005 to about 2009, ‘smart home’ concepts were the cat’s pajamas, as universities (Florida, Virginia), organizations like FutureAge (the 2009 AAHSA House), communities like Diakon (article) and electronics/security installers fairly tripped all over each other to… Read moreGetting beyond the 'smart home' to the 'intuitive connected home'
A small (72 patient) randomised control trial of people with Type 1 diabetes to help them manage their diabetes via feedback through a free iPhone app and text-messaging has, nevertheless, shown a significant improvement in glycemic control and other diabetes… Read moreRTC shows mobile app improves glucose control in Type 1 Diabetes (Australia)
Skip the first three paragraphs of this Guardian article and start at the interesting stuff about the GP practice in Bradford (UK) which has redesigned many of its working practices to accommodate teleconferencing and other non face-to-face ways of supporting… Read moreTechnology can transform the NHS – but not on its own
Wonder why investment in the healthcare technology space is low compared with other forms of consumer-oriented tech? This article from Forbes reveals some possible reasons why. The writer (himself a physician in biopharm) proposes that tech investors are far more… Read moreInvestment scant, the eHealth revolution needs repointing
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) hosted its annual Institute in Salt Lake City last week. Perhaps it’s being shut in a hotel meeting room when SLC’s natural beauties and mountain air beckon, but even FierceHealthIT’s dispassionate reportage could not conceal… Read moreImproving healthcare delivery: it's the technology that'll save it. Or not?
Belfast-based Intelesens has launched a new “wi-fi enabled, wearable, non-invasive, wireless monitor” that measures and transmits heart and respiration rate trends, cardiac events and records ‘full disclosure’ ECG. It is called Zensor [one feels it should be ‘Zensor!’] and was… Read moreIntelesens launches Zensor and seeks commercial partners
It is encouraging to note in these troubled times for the NHS that someone, somewhere, is recognising the need to promote innovations. Ben Lloyd from The Carephone company reports that at last week’s NHS Confederation conference the company was invited… Read moreNHS Confederation ‘Accessing Innovation’
Can anyone help with this reader’s question? “I have been looking around for falls detection equipment available for purchase to identify what are the most effective solutions for inpatient use. There are practical considerations for these devices being used on… Read moreRequest for info: Falls detection in hospitals
We will post some of the more interesting reports, such as these… Telehealth verdict: ‘It’s complicated’ One of the more balanced takes, from the UKAuthority [!] site. Data does not support the DH’s extraordinary claims for telehealth. Only the headline… Read moreReactions to the WSD results publication (UK)
