David Lee Scher, MD proposes that five technology areas will benefit from the current US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) greenlighting of the Accountable Care Act (ACA): informatics, mobile apps, telemedicine (virtual consults), peer-to-peer healthcare social networking and (drumroll) remote monitoring (telehealth… Read moreFive tech areas benefiting from ACA upheld (US)
Using mobile for tracking and trending moods is fairly new (T2 Mood Tracker, Ginger.io), but reading those moods using recognition software is new and still rather experimental. Two Massachusetts-based companies, Cogito Health and Affectiva, both spinouts of MIT Media Lab,… Read moreReading–and recording–those ever-changing moods
Posted in the list of interesting responses to the first WSD report, but worthy of its own item, the Bosch Healthcare Statement on Initial WSD Report in the BMJ makes the point that the WSD recipients were studied during the… Read moreBosch Healthcare statement on initial WSD report in the BMJ
A number of times in the past few years we have noted the commitment to roll out telehealth (broad definition) in the Philippines. [TA items] Here’s yet more evidence: Bill to establish telehealth standards filed. (Business Mirror)
This is not a telecare/telehealth article by Malcolm Fisk, but the headline is a sentiment with which many Telecare Aware readers will agree. It also concludes that “An ageing population is only a problem if workplaces and attitudes do not… Read moreEurope's ageing population is 'an immense opportunity'
The June edition of the Telecare LIN newsletter is now available. Contents include over 800 categorised news links and events information. (PDF)
