University of Western Sydney (UWS) recently opened a ‘Telehealth Research and Innovation Lab (THRIL)’ which aims to be a domonstration centre and testing ground for both telehealth and telecare devices it would seem, according to these very different press items:… Read moreUniversity of Western Sydney opens THRIL
Lincolnshire, for three years from 3 January 2012. Pre-qualification questionnaire on this site – registered users log in, go to Response Manager and use access code 29T2HN37RS. The tender is live until 28th October.
Two sharp-eyed readers noticed the disappearance of an item and its comments from Telecare Aware yesterday and asked why. I can’t answer in detail but it is to protect the anonymity of certain commenters. I’m sure there is not a… Read moreAnonymity and freedom of speech
Three robotic devices are set to make their debut at the forthcoming 38th International Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition (H.C.R.2011) in Tokyo. They include a Communication Assistance Robot and new models of the company’s Hair-Washing Robot and RoboticBed. More information… Read moreNew Panasonic care robots (Japan)
Congratulations to Mike Clark for securing new funding from the Assisted Living Innovation Platform (ALIP) to resurrect the Telecare LIN eNewsletter which last published in February 2011. In addition to news of UK telecare and telehealth projects, the newsletter has… Read moreReturn of the Telecare LIN eNewsletter
Faruqi & Faruqi, a NY-based securities firm is investigating the Board of Directors of American Medical Alert Corp (AMAC) for potential breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with their conduct related to the sale of the company to Tunstall in… Read moreAMAC directors' sale to Tunstall under investigation
Implementing a telehealth program in the UK and relying on the support of community matrons? They may not be around too long if many GPs have their way it seems, according to a British Journal of General Practice survey reported… Read moreGPs sceptical of community matron value (UK)
New York-based AMAC is to be bought by Tunstall Healthcare Group. AMAC is reported to have 75,000 PERS subscribers in the US and Tunstall has been looking to expand into the US market. [Is it too much to hope that the acquisition will start to move the market in the US away from pendant alarms towards the use of other telecare monitoring devices? Ed. Steve] Details in the press release: Tunstall Healthcare Group Limited to Acquire AMAC, American Medical Alert Corp.
Better care for people with long term conditions: the quality and good governance of telehealth services is a report published July 2011 by the UK’s Good Governance Institute. Despite its unusual provenance, it is actually one of the best reports… Read moreReport: Good Governance of Telehealth Services
Patients Know Best is an online consultation record used by patients and clinicians to record Skype-based consultations in Devon, UK. Gary Hotine, health informatics services director for South Devon Health Informatics Service, is reported as saying “We had tried a… Read morePatients Know Best uses Skype for consultations (UK)
