Safeguarding data to the highest standards must be a concern of everyone involved in telecare and telehealth monitoring. That’s why editor Donna has flagged up reported breaches in the ‘States from time to time, and why Tunstall, despite the over-hyped
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Monthly Archives October 2012
Windows 8 is HUGE for health – and almost here!
Microsoft’s Sean Nolan in the Family Health Guy waxes lyrical about the integrative potential of Windows 8 for health-related applications, such as remote monitoring data collection with electronic health records – specifically the Microsoft Health Vault – see his link
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October's Telecare LIN newsletter published (UK)
October’s Telecare LIN newsletter has been published and covers the conference season and recent announcements on dementia and housing funding, technology for nurses and the possibility of a paperless NHS by the end of 2015. New NHS bodies are being
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Ageing with telecare: care or coercion in austerity?
Heads-up on an article in Sociol. Health Illn. Ageing with telecare: care or coercion in austerity? (Abstract) by Mort M, Roberts C, Callén B. The authors argue that “home-monitoring based telecare has the potential to coerce older people unless we
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Center for Connected Health awarded grant for cancer pain management program
Updated 1 November: Announced undoubtedly at last week’s Connected Health Symposium, the McKesson Foundation last week awarded a grant to the Center for Connected Health for development of text messaging (SMS) and interactive voice response (IVR) to help cancer patients
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Does 'accelerator funding' illustrate telehealth trends?
If you assume that the latest class selection of a ‘digital health accelerator’, Rock Health, is indicative of trends in the field, then you should be developing in the following areas: matching patients and providers; connecting a device with a
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2013 a good year for funding? Or not?
A group of VCs and CFO types at last week’s Indiana Life Sciences Summit discussed the funding environment for healthcare tech, biotech and pharma early-stage companies, and found the news good–sort of. More caveats stud this MedCityNews article such as:
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Northern Ireland health minister touting home projects during Boston visit
The US-based Government Health IT website slightly mangles the message in this report: Northern Ireland health minister touting home projects during Boston visit. It shows how difficult it can sometimes be between these two cultures separated by a single language.
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News from the Wessex HIEC telehealth and telecare work stream (UK)
The Wessex Health Innovation and Education Cluster (HIEC) is a Southampton University-based initiative that supports telehealth and telecare activity across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Dorset and South Wiltshire and is a great example of what can be done with
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Quitting smokers supported online (UK)
From today (October 29, 2012), smokers in parts of the UK can use a unique online professional support service to help them quit smoking. The SmokeFreeLife online support service available via the website of QUIT, the UK stop-smoking charity, offers
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