The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the formation of the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) with LifeScience Alley (LSA), a Minnesota-based biomedical trade association. More exactly, the MDIC consists of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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Simon Arnold, Tunstall’s UK & Ireland Managing Director has been elected [by whom?] to be the TSA Director to represent supply sector members. In the TSA press release Tunstall’s Managing Director joins TSA Board (PDF) Chief Executive Trevor Single says
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Pre-filled multi-day medication boxes (versus large dispensers meant for an external service area) are becoming increasingly common both in the community and individual home setting, but there is always the risk of an individual’s confusion in taking more than one
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It is a long time (March 2009 and September 2011) since we drew attention to the UK Disabled Living Foundation’s brilliant AskSARA ‘self-assessment’ and recommendation system which contains much useful advice and links to specific items of equipment for older
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A UK study indicates that people with diabetes have a significantly raised risk of heart problems. Quite a good argument for increasing the uptake of remote diabetes care, surely? Diabetes patients face 65% higher risk of heart failure. GP Online.
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After a very bumpy ride Cornwall Council has voted in favour of outsourcing telehealth and telecare services to BT as a part of a shared service programme. BT lands Cornwall outsourcing deal eHealthInsider
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Last week the GP’s publication Pulse held a ’roundtable’ discussion session on the issues for GPs around telehealth. It was funded by the 3millionlives (3ML) team, commissioned by the Department of Health (DH) 3millionlives (3ML) programme, and editorially controlled by
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Not telecare or telehealth, but a sharp reminder how easy it is to slip into writing nonsense (and have it approved). And don’t forget these are the kind of people who will be advising commissioners, possibly on telehealth procurements, in
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Congratulations to Phil O’Connell for the further recognition afforded by winning the NHS Leadership Academy’s Innovator of the Year Award last night for the Simple Telehealth system (Florence) that he has developed and championed for the NHS. Here is the
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