In an explanation of the US Government’s encouragement of the adoption of electronic health records, Brad M Pruitt, writing for the Rady Business Journal, focuses on the potential bonanza for companies that will eventually dominate the market. He also sets… Read moreHITECH – Everybody smells the money (US)

The BBC just catching up on a story we first brought you over a year ago…but worth recalling for its ‘pointer to the future’ possibilities, nonetheless. Electronic tattoo ‘could revolutionise patient monitoring’ (BBC) Nano-ink tattoos could monitor diabetes (TA June… Read moreElectronic tattoo 'could revolutionise patient monitoring'

In a study reported by The Lancet, Kenyan health workers’ adherence to malaria treatment guidelines was improved by sending them a series of text messages. The effect of mobile phone text-message reminders on Kenyan health workers’ adherence to malaria treatment… Read moreMalaria treatment improved with text messaging (Kenya)

Here are a couple of questions for English telecare services – just out of curiosity: Did riots in your locality affect your ability to respond to alerts? Did you notice a change in pattern of alerts from riot-affected areas? (More?… Read moreDid the riots affect telecare service usage?

This study was published in May 2011, but has recently surfaced (with downloadable PDF) on the Australian Policy Online site. It’s rather inconclusive, but does point to participants in the study finding home health monitoring reassuring and convenient. The impact… Read moreThe effect of telehealth and telecare on clients of the Transition Care Program (Australia)

“A competency framework for practising clinicians involved in eHealth has been launched by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AMRC). It aims to define the knowledge, skills and behaviour that are required by clinicians who have a role in eHealth… Read moreCompetency framework published for eHealth clinicians (UK)

Greater Rochester Health Foundation has announced an award of more than a half million dollars to Visiting Nurse Service of Rochester and Monroe County towards an AMC telehealth system. Grant to boost in-home patient monitoring for Visiting Nurse Service. And… Read moreExpansion of in-home health monitoring systems (US & UK)

We’ve been saying since it first popped up (July 2009) that Vidyo is ‘one to watch’ and now we learn that it has just landed a very large deal with the Ontario Telemedicine Network, one of the world’s largest telemedicine… Read moreVidyo's large deal with Ontario Telemedicine Network

Two weeks ago (Sat 23 July) editor Donna flagged up “a must-read for your weekend…Neil [Versel] takes on the hype machine of ‘the Left Coast’”. Well, it sparked off one of the most interesting and absorbing discussions yet on the… Read more'Silicon Valley know-it-alls' discussion continues

A watch-sized device worn on the wrist successfully detected loss of pulse in an early-stage trial – a key step in developing a practical, noninvasive way to monitor patients at risk for sudden cardiac death – though it had a… Read moreWrist-worn device may detect cardiac arrest