Great summary of the current telehealth situation in the UK by Ivan McConnell of PA Consulting, supplemented by comment by Mike Clark. Why the NHS must embrace telehealth on a larger scale The Guardian.
A team led by Professor Bruce MacDonald at the University of Auckland in New Zealand has been working to create a corp of medical robots – Healthbots – to accompany people at home and to guide them through self-monitoring tasks…. Read moreHealthbots interview: Professor Bruce MacDonald (New Zealand)
We’ve not noted MyFlare before, but here’s a good excuse – the launch of the emergency response app for iPhone and Android smartphones, now in Spanish. What does the app do? calls 911 or the user’s designated non-911 emergency contact… Read moreMyFlare launches moblie PERS app in Spanish
You have seen the publicity, now read the behind-the-scenes detail of what is expected from participating organisations. In a letter sent from the 3ML Working Group we can see that leading and governing the initiative will be “an Industry Leadership… Read more3millionlives: Invitation to the party – at a price (UK)
The potential for a good discussion on nurses and telehealth on the Nursing Times website is scuppered by a lack of definition: Does telehealth threaten the nurse/patient relationship?
Tunstall has announced that it is close to finalising the acquisition of Sweden-based telecare company STT Condigi which has a strong presence in many of the Nordic countries. The two companies say the acquisition is prompted by synergies between their… Read moreTunstall acquiring STT Condigi (UK/Sweden)
Belated in every sense, Editor Steve is pleased to feature a good news item on the Northern Ireland remote telemonitoring healthcare service: a user-oriented story in the local press Modern technology is ‘life-changing’. Heads-up thanks to Toni Bunting, TANN Ireland.
GPs in Surrey will soon be able to identify which patients are likely to need more attention to prevent hospital admissions. NHS Surrey has commissioned Docobo Ltd to supply practices with its new risk stratification tool called ArtemusICS. Using patient… Read moreSurrey: Better health targeting through Docobo risk stratification (UK)
Summary of Philips Healthcare’s 2011 in item from FRPConnect. Note the remote health monitoring sales in Singapore and Lifeline PERS agreement in Japan. Philips Healthcare Showed 3% Sales Growth In 2011.
No more midnight phone calls “All the buttons have disappeared from my Outlook – can you come round and fix it now?” The Telikin [get it?] touch-PC is designed for older people to use, and might be a good compromise… Read morePC for older people – not Windows and fully locked down (US)
