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Thanks to David Doherty for re-posting my report on his TSA2011 conference session on his blog. However, the reason I mention it is that he also posted his presentation slides. I’d direct readers to slide 34, where David lists 8… Read moreProvocative mHealth presentation
Here’s more evidence that AT&T is major-league serious about expanding into healthcare. First there have been all the recent moves at AT&T ForHealth [see our September update], then an item on developing garment-type devices in a unit called AT&T Emerging… Read moreAT&T stepping up their health game, continued
More information on the sale to Tunstall in a statement by AMAC, setting out the price and timetable. [More TA items on AMAC]
Geonovo was awarded the ‘Best Innovation 2011’ prize at the Telecare Services Association’s Crystal Awards ceremony at TSA2011. The runners up were Tynetec and Tunstall in partnership with Worcestershire County Council. Geonovo also won first prize in a competition held… Read moreGeonovo win 'Best Innovation' prize at TSA2011
Burnside Telecom has launched the Easy Answer II. The GSM-based phone can be used without the expense of landline installation, connection charges or fixed monthly rentals and it can automatically answer calls from family and friends with hands-free operation, enabling… Read moreNew product news: Burnside Easy Answer II
At Medica2011 (Dusseldorf, Germany) Aerotel unveiled the latest version of its Mobile-CliniQ app for Android “which can transform any Android-based smartphone, PC or Tablet into a personal telehealth hub, seamlessly transmitting personal vital signs to a remote monitoring center”. Aerotel… Read moreAerotel’s latest version of Mobile-CliniQ
Brief report of the three-day International Telemedicine Congress, Telemedicon’11 organised by the Telemedicine Society of India (TSI) in Mumbai, 13-15 November 2011, in pharmabiz.com. Speakers included: Aneesh Chopra, CTO and assistant to the President, USA, Sachin Pilot, Minster of State… Read moreConference report: Telemedicine Congress, Mumbai
Item from Mashable that may give telecare and telehealth services and marketers a pointer or two: How to Market to Baby Boomers Online.
This editor’s piece by Sara Jackson on FierceMobileHealthcare is an interesting confluence of what Wal-Mart is actually doing (putting out an RFP to expand their tiny walk-in clinic operations, getting bids on vendors to provide clinical and diagnostic services) and… Read moreWal-Mart's move into health…mHealth?
For all that clinical users of iPads kvell* about, the pilot run of iPads at Seattle Children’s Hospital led to…kvetching*. While Apple claims that 80% of hospitals are either testing or deploying the iPad, this report in CIO details the… Read moreiPad pilot stumbles at Seattle Children's Hospital
