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Portugal Telecom has teamed up with the UMP charity to offer 1000 telecare installations for older people. Portugal Telecom provides telecare equipment. Full release: PT oferece 1000 equipamentos de teleassistência a idosos em situação de isolamento.
Great summary of the current telehealth situation in the UK by Ivan McConnell of PA Consulting, supplemented by comment by Mike Clark. Why the NHS must embrace telehealth on a larger scale The Guardian.
A team led by Professor Bruce MacDonald at the University of Auckland in New Zealand has been working to create a corp of medical robots – Healthbots – to accompany people at home and to guide them through self-monitoring tasks…. Read moreHealthbots interview: Professor Bruce MacDonald (New Zealand)
We’ve not noted MyFlare before, but here’s a good excuse – the launch of the emergency response app for iPhone and Android smartphones, now in Spanish. What does the app do? calls 911 or the user’s designated non-911 emergency contact… Read moreMyFlare launches moblie PERS app in Spanish
You have seen the publicity, now read the behind-the-scenes detail of what is expected from participating organisations. In a letter sent from the 3ML Working Group we can see that leading and governing the initiative will be “an Industry Leadership… Read more3millionlives: Invitation to the party – at a price (UK)
The potential for a good discussion on nurses and telehealth on the Nursing Times website is scuppered by a lack of definition: Does telehealth threaten the nurse/patient relationship?
Dr. Joseph Coughlin of MIT’s AgeLab ‘big thinks’ about the combination, and how it lacks an Apple-like ‘ecosystem’ to knit it together and make it easier to access for a wider audience. Comments below this article discuss some strategies to… Read moreOld age + new tech = business innovation?
The Wall Street Journal headline, Private GPS Use Benefits Alzheimer’s Patients – And Jealous Spouses Too, does grab. In short, last week’s decision by the US Supreme Court ruling that police obtain a search warrant before installing a GPS tracking… Read moreGPS private tracking still OK in US
Kaiser Permanente has premiered its mobile phone app (iPhone and Android) for secure patient access to their health records. According to their release, this is available to 9 million patients. However, will they give a credit or work a deal… Read moreKaiser touting patient access to 9 million health records via mobile
Researchers at University of South Carolina‘s College of Engineering and Computing, plus faculty at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and the College of Social Work, are taking a different approach to fall detection in the home. Using… Read moreWhat works for bridges may work for fall detection
