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…with technology leading the way? That’s the vision of Frank Moss, former director of the MIT Media Lab [TA 2 Nov, MIT’s New Media Medicine]. Think we’ve got a lot of tech now? ‘But imagine a far more extreme transformation,… Read moreConsumer health 'moonshot'…
Information Week grooves on the tech that was on display at the Connected Health Symposium and the slideshow/commentary is…pretty neat. Highlighted: Independena’s Angela tablet, Healthagen‘s iTriage, Stratus Video‘s Video Waiting Room (!), GrandCare Systems, Zeo sleep monitor, the interesting handheld… Read moreA dozen of 'cool tech' for health
Damn good scheme in Northampton plans to manage emergency calls from people who have fallen in a way that means they are not routinely picked up by ambulance and taken to hospital but are managed by a crisis response team… Read moreIntegrated Crisis Response Service in Northampton (UK)
European mobile phone handset manufacturer with its eyes firmly set on the telecare/telehealth and older people markets has published an upbeat company report: Doro AB : Interim Report January-September 2011. [TA items concerning Doro]
‘Nuff said, really. Press release.
A site to help keep older people (especially those in care homes) in touch with their families has won the Most Exciting Newcomer Award at the Nominet Awards 2011, received a UK IT Industry Award 2010 and is a finalist… Read moreKeeping older people in touch with families is just a click away (UK)
Smart Planet reports that “Researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada are studying elderly patients as they live in an ‘independent living’ facility laden with sensors and other technology to track their daily activities. The point? To gather data… Read more'Smart condo' will monitor and model older people (Canada)
According to Simon Arnold, Tunstall’s UK Managing Director in their latest press release, a strategic partnership agreement just signed with the Mears Group (a UK social housing repairs and maintenance provider that also provides domiciliary care services), it will be… Read moreTunstall to get injection of new ideas (UK)
Vodafone has just published a white paper they’ve dubbed a ‘Health Debate’, covering four areas: the opportunity, behavior influencing decisions about mHealth services, the challenges facing healthcare professionals who adopt mHealth and the factors around user adoption behavior. The release… Read moreVodafone publishes first mobile 'Health Debate'
American Well’s virtual consult service, via two-way video, phone and secure text chat, has been chosen by the Veterans Administration (VA) to set up three ‘online practices’ for US service veterans. As of now these are relatively local ‘practices’ in… Read moreAmerican Well wins contract from the VA (US)
