This sober article on very early-stage or ‘angel’ investing may have been written by Andy Rachleff to disabuse novice investors from ever venturing into this type of financing, but it is also a cautionary note to any start-up looking for… Read moreWhy your 'angel' investor may not be on your shoulder
This past summer at bucolic Fort Dix, New Jersey, the US Army tested the capabilities of its first-ever tablet-based physiological monitoring device (in Army-speak). With prototype medical software designed to assist medics in combat conditions, running on commercial tablets connected… Read moreTactical 4G telehealth tested for US Army medics
If you were wondering when someone would develop an iRobot for your iPhone, Helios from Hello Labs is (almost) here. Like Botiful for Android [TA 25 July], it is controlled by the person on the other end of your line…. Read moreTurning your iPhone into a robot
Nothing to do with a company trading as Telecare Technology, but an exhibition in Edinburgh, Scotland for Scottish Members of Parliament and invited guests. It is now finished, but it is good to note the effort at educating these influential… Read moreTelecare Technology and the Reshaping Care for Older People Agenda (UK)
Reinforcing the observation Telecare Aware has been making lately that Tunstall is now making all the running in the UK’s telecare and telehealth publicity stakes, the newsletter highlights the recent slew of Tunstall-funded reports and 3millionlives (3ML) developments. Newsletter. (PDF)… Read moreSeptember's Telecare LIN newsletter published (UK)
California-based HELPSoS’ Telecare uses cloud-based technology via any traditional mobile phone and requires no other software or hardware. For $8 a month the company provides members with “important notifications and advice through phone, text or even e-mail and offers health… Read moreHELPSoS launches low-tech mobile health service in India
Of particular interest to telehealth device and software producers/suppliers is the knowledge that IT people in parts of the NHS are working on telehealth interoperability matters. The range of technologies they include under the telehealth umbrella is not immediately clear,… Read moreNHS working on 'telehealth interoperability'
A new study jointly authored by CAST (Center for Aging Services Technologies) and NORC, a research organization at the University of Chicago, was published last week. The Report to Congress (link to text) provides a detailed discussion of Aging Services… Read moreAging Services Technology study released (US)
Critical mass around consumer ‘comparison shopping’ of healthcare costs in the US is gaining. Companies such as Castlight Health and GoHealth have provided comparisons for insurers and businesses. Several companies such as FairCareMD, SnapHealth and others have targeted the ‘cash-only’… Read moreOnline comparison shopping of healthcare costs not so far away (US)
Reaching out to people who would like to monitor their wellness or are concerned about health conditions, but are not going to be buying any of the ‘quantified self’ devices, appears to be the mission of SoloHealth and their free-to-user… Read moreSelf-service health kiosks rolling out (US)
