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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)
In advance of The Beryl Institute’s Patient Experience Conference next week (25-27 April in Fort Worth, Texas–and sold out), the Tower Strategies consulting group has released a white paper on the virtual touch points of the patient experience. After PCMHs,… Read morePatient engagement and telehealth
“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
DARPA–the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency–part of the US Department of Defense, is offering a competition this fall for teams to develop robots capable of navigating staged disaster-response scenarios–in other words, in dangerous and human-unfriendly ground environments, with an emphasis… Read moreTake the challenge…the DARPA Robotics Challenge
Two researchers at University of Calfiornia San Francisco (UCSF) have developed an app to identify pills based on color, shape and imprint. From those leftover pills at home to the mystery in a parent’s medicine cabinet, this may be a… Read moreWhat is that pill, anyway? Here's an app to find out
Down Under’s Crikey health blog reviews a Canadian study of telemedicine video in use with post-stroke patients and caregivers. MOST (Moving On After Stroke), a group-based self-management program, connected rural Ontario patients and caregivers with health care providers and each… Read moreThe limitations of telemedicine shown in Canadian study
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)
