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Tunstall has announced that it is close to finalising the acquisition of Sweden-based telecare company STT Condigi which has a strong presence in many of the Nordic countries. The two companies say the acquisition is prompted by synergies between their… Read moreTunstall acquiring STT Condigi (UK/Sweden)
Belated in every sense, Editor Steve is pleased to feature a good news item on the Northern Ireland remote telemonitoring healthcare service: a user-oriented story in the local press Modern technology is ‘life-changing’. Heads-up thanks to Toni Bunting, TANN Ireland.
StartUp Health, profiled by us at Health 2.0 NYC in August, has started up its own Health Academy, to train entrepreneurs at various stages of developing health and wellness products/services through a ‘structured curriculum’. There will be four classes, with… Read moreStartUp Health launching Academy for entrepreneurs
From research2guidance, part 2 of their mobile health report, this time concentrating on the impact of smartphones on mobile health. International Healthcare Technology reports that their market finding for 2012 is $1.3 billion, up from $718 million. The report concentrates… Read moreFriday's mHealth projection: $1.3 billion
GPs in Surrey will soon be able to identify which patients are likely to need more attention to prevent hospital admissions. NHS Surrey has commissioned Docobo Ltd to supply practices with its new risk stratification tool called ArtemusICS. Using patient… Read moreSurrey: Better health targeting through Docobo risk stratification (UK)
Summary of Philips Healthcare’s 2011 in item from FRPConnect. Note the remote health monitoring sales in Singapore and Lifeline PERS agreement in Japan. Philips Healthcare Showed 3% Sales Growth In 2011.
No more midnight phone calls “All the buttons have disappeared from my Outlook – can you come round and fix it now?” The Telikin [get it?] touch-PC is designed for older people to use, and might be a good compromise… Read morePC for older people – not Windows and fully locked down (US)
Do any readers know of council-run telecare services in ENGLAND that are charging for the initial supply of packages of telecare equipment in contravention of the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc) Act (Qualifying Services) (England) Regulations 2003? Just asking! Editor… Read moreCharging for telecare equipment – a question (UK)
Paul Burstow, the Minister for Care Services, today launched Birmingham City Council’s initiative to reach 25,000 users of telecare and telehealth over the next three years. [TA Oct. 2011] Like Cornwall’s 30,000 aim, that’s just under 1% of the 3millionlives… Read moreBurstow, Tunstall, Mears and the £14m 1% 3ML target for Birmingham (UK)
Triple Tree, an investment banking firm which seems to be one of the few making multiple active investments in telehealth and telecare, as well as sponsoring the iAwards in wireless health [TA 22 Jan], recently released this white paper on… Read moreInvestor paper on telehealth
