Chiptech advancing telecare and telehealth initiatives (New Zealand)

New Zealand’s health authorities recently announced a health innovation hub to help grow the health technology sector. Chiptech, the design and build electronics company based in Christchurch, recently concluded a pilot study, with partners, to determine the acceptability and effectiveness of using its Personal Response Units (PRUs) in improving medication compliance for people living independently in the community. Download research summary (PDF). It’s a small study, but another one for the evidence file.