If you choked at the headline you may choke even more at the way the UK’s website for GPs Pulse actually writes up a recently-published Mayo Clinic study. Apart from the anti-telehealth bias in the item Telemedicine ‘trebles death rate’… Read moreTelehealth ‘trebles death rate’ in elderly patients
“Over more than three years, the members of the epSOS project, cofunded by the European Commission, have invested hours of hard work as well as enthusiasm into the development of feasible cross-border eHealth services, addressing technical, semantic and legal interoperability… Read moreDevelopment of cross-border eHealth services in the EU
It’s the first for a while – a thoughtful article from the US on the terminology of aging and older people: ‘Elderly’ No More by Judith Graham in the New York Times. It not only explores the issue but has a… Read more"…none of the young-old want to be identified with the old-old" (US)
According to an eHealth Insider item, Solihull virtual ward tries Air Products, the Virtual Ward team in Solihull had given up on a form of telehealth monitoring – a system that involved discharged hospital patients texting in their results. Takeup… Read moreSolihull virtual ward gives telehealth monitoring 'another go' (UK)
“Many heart attack victims do not have classic early warning signs like intense chest pain, or sweating, and experience nothing more than mild discomfort. Others ignore the signs or recognise them too late. The result is it is often hours… Read moreHeart attack alarm 'will save lives'
Nice update on a matter we flagged up last August. Researchers devise new way to hack-proof implantable medical devices.
What pot of gold was that then? Oh, the one in the public’s mind. Actually, the point of publishing this item is to highlight the (good) natural way that ‘telecare’ is referenced without any explanation as part of Hertfordshire’s services’… Read moreForget about 'social care pot of gold' (UK)
If you have looked into buying a mobile phone for an older person you may have been surprised (and confused) by the number of choices you have. However, there is a new ebook published by Guy Dewsbury, well known consultant,… Read moreA guide to buying a mobile phone for people over 50
Just last week Dick Vinegar, the Guardian’s ‘Patient from Hell’ laid into the delay in publishing the WSD results. [TA & Guardian original, now with extra comments]. However, today he says “I am so upset that I am returning to… Read moreUpset Patient from Hell with implementation in his sights (UK)
Ruth Ormsby, a senior executive in Accenture’s Public Sector operation is gearing up to make the consultancy’s contribution to the 3ML initiative. She is full of good ideas that NHS doctors will no doubt be falling over themselves to adopt…. Read more3millionlives: Accenture's contribution – 'intelligent shirts' (UK)
