Sign of the times…Tesco, the UK’s giant supermarket chain is to roll out free Wi-Fi in its stores with the predoninant aim of communicating with customers as they push their trolleys around. Brief story from Computing.co.uk Tesco rolls out free… Read moreTesco to roll out free in-store Wi-Fi (UK)
A Brooklyn-based ‘medical alert’ company sent a woman in Arizona a $200 ‘cancellation bill’ three years after she followed up an advert but did not take up their offer. Was this a mistake? An administrative error? No! The company appears… Read moreMoney for nothing (US)
The responsibilities and funding sources for registered social landlords (RSLs) and registered providers (RPs) and councils is likely to change in the near future. The Support Solutions consultancy provides an even-handed analysis and urges everyone with an opinion – which… Read moreHousing benefit reform consultation (UK)
According to the press release, Health Net Connect’s VideoDoc is the world’s most significant development in telemedicine/remote patient monitoring ever. Unfortunately, unsubstantiated claims (“first of its kind, fully comprehensive telemedicine solution”) and other hype undermine their case. Which is not… Read moreHealth Net Connect launches VideoDoc service
The My Heart Project is an initiative of state health insurer Deutsche Angestellten Krankenkasse (DAK) and a group of private clinics in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein together with the home-visiting doctors and specialists. Patients will receive a free… Read moreNew telehealth service in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)
Bridging Research in Ageing and ICT Development (BRAID) is an EU-funded 24 month ‘Support Action’ [whatever that is]. Its latest publication, Active Ageing Scenarios (PDF for download) “presents a collection of illustrative scenarios for the four different life settings: Independent… Read moreBRAID Project: Active Ageing Scenarios (EU)
NHS Bristol is to roll out a new telehealth service to patients with long-term conditions. The PCT has signed a contract with technology company Safe Patient Systems for its Mobile Patient Care service. The £1.4m contract will be the largest… Read moreNHS Bristol uses phones for telehealth (UK)
If you need help navigating you way through the Continua Alliance’s certification process, design guidelines, the enabling software library or its certification test tools, then help is at hand from a small (but growing) group of experts. Recognized Continua Certification… Read moreRecognized Continua Certification Experts
Trevor Cradduck, one of the TANN: Canada editors, picks up on two particularly useful smartphone apps: Mobile phone app detects melanoma PhoneOximeter measures blood oxygen levels And we have news of a free report on pricing of apps for Android… Read moreTwo useful smartphone healthcare apps, and free report
The Guardian’s ‘Patient from Hell’, blogger Dick Vinegar, whose earlier item Keep me out of hospital and save millions of pounds we flagged up here, has, with his latest piece Let’s stop purely academic delays to telehealth, provoked a series… Read moreAcidic rant provokes telehealth clarification (UK)
