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Ruth Ormsby, a senior executive in Accenture’s Public Sector operation is gearing up to make the consultancy’s contribution to the 3ML initiative. She is full of good ideas that NHS doctors will no doubt be falling over themselves to adopt…. Read more3millionlives: Accenture's contribution – 'intelligent shirts' (UK)
I [Editor Steve] have previously noted that there is a myth developing outside the UK that, because the headline results of the Whole System Demonstrator (WSD) Programme were so good, the UK Government is going to provide telehealth to 3… Read more3millionlives: The myth perpetuates (US)
‘Tis a pity that the word ‘ecosystem’ is so redolent of leafmould, worms and bugs, as the European Connected Health Alliance’s website is crawling with references to it. Actually, when technologists refer to ‘ecosystem’ one has to suspect that they… Read moreECHAlliance members: Expressions of interest for 'On-line Innovation Factory' (UK)
The Secrets of Telehealth Success is a free (in exchange for your email address) PDF ebook setting out how to develop and implement a telemedicine strategy. It is available from the HandsOnTelehealth site where readers will also find a number… Read moreFree telemedicine strategy ebook (US)
Healthcare IT News has a Q&A–mostly A–with Intel’s Digital Health Group’s Eric Dishman. The absolutely correct point he makes is that the care model and the engaged patient come first, then the IT tools. Dishman also derides the mHealth hype… Read moreA dizzying interview with Eric Dishman
The New York Times offers up, well, a mix of the (few years) old and the new in healthcare technology, ranging from the well-established Airstrip’s clinical apps to the well-financed ZocDoc’s appointment setting website. The introduction does get a bit… Read moreNY Times once-over-lightlies eHealth
Dick Vinegar, the Guardian’s ‘Patient from Hell’ blogger let’s fly at the delay in publishing the Whole System Demonstrator (WSD) Programme results. It is not known whether the continuing delay is due to disputatious discussion (argy-bargy) between the peer-reviewing academics… Read morePatient from Hell excoriates WSD results delay (UK)
According to MIT’s Technology Review, Broadcom has just rolled out a chip for smartphones that promises to indicate location ultra-precisely, possibly within a few centimeters, vertically and horizontally, indoors and out. “It could show you where the bananas are within… Read moreNew microchip knows just where you are, indoors and out
In a disgracefully scrambled piece of reporting – as commenters on the original item point out – the Sunderland Echo appears to blame the telecare service’s panic buttons for a week-long service outage that was actually down to BT, the… Read moreOld people felt stranded after broken panic buttons left faulty for more than a week (UK)
The iHome is a “high-tech elderly resources centre featuring smart innovations that support independent living…For instance, paraplegic can now dim the lights and turn on the TV for a movie with a touch of button without asking for help…wrist and… Read moreiHome for smart elderly (Hong Kong)
