“…why can I not use the fall detector I think is best with the dispersed alarm unit I think is best and add the best peripherals to this? Why are we still faced with no choice?” Two good questions raised… Read moreTelecare marketplace "appears to be stagnating" (UK)
The Nuffield Institute is making as much as possible of its analysis of the WSD results with another summary page – but actually it is quite a good summary and includes a worthwhile video presentation by Adam Steventon. [It’s interesting… Read moreWhole Systems Demonstrator (WSD): Nuffield's summary so far
The helmet-mountable ICEdot Crash Sensor system consists of a slim sensor that can be mounted onto a cycle helmet and pairs to a smartphone via Bluetooth low energy (BLE). When the sensor detects forces consistent with an accident, the smartphone… Read moreHelmet-mountable ICEdot Crash Sensor – for falls too?
As your Editors have reported since February, large companies in the telehealth field have been stepping forward aggressively to defend what they perceive as infringements on their patents and intellectual property. Robert Bosch Healthcare took the lead with their February… Read moreTelehealth patent holders continue aggressive defense
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Preventice this week received FDA clearance for its BodyGuardian heart rhythm monitor. The monitor is affixed to the skin and monitors heart rate, ECG, respiratory rate and physical activity to detect cardiac arrhythmias, uploading the data via mobile… Read morePreventice's telehealth gains FDA clearance
Getting an early jump on it, Information Week forecasts five that will not be all that surprising to our readers: mobile health (professionals loving their tablets and consumer apps and real telehealth, although the writer doubts the stickiness of many… Read more2013 prognosticating for health IT
If coordinated care can lower risk, how is this not like a blockbuster drug? Using the example of coordinated cardiac care in a 2009 Kaiser study, “patients have an 88 percent reduced risk of dying of a cardiac-related cause when enrolled within 90 days of a heart attack, compared to those not in the program.” And, “clinical care teams reduced overall mortality by 76% and cardiac mortality by 73%.” Dave Chase in Forbes projects that patient engagement by nurses, doctors, pharmacists and others in the continuum of care will be…
Following the announcement on Tuesday that the global Chinese ICT provider Huawei is to make UK investments over the next few years equalling two billion US dollars, one wonders whether, with its presence in videoconferencing, links with mobile network companies,… Read moreHuawei announces substantial investment in UK
Yesterday’s announcement by Eastbourne-based Welbeing that they have acquired the telecare monitoring business of CASA Lifeline – which had provided services to approximately 4,000 customers across Kent and East Sussex, reminds editor Steve that one of his first observations about… Read moreUK telecare call centre rationalisation – slowly but surely
TechRepublic’s short ‘n’ sweet summary (picture and eight points, not nine) of the iPhone 5 premiered yesterday seems to be nothing but good news for healthcare users: bigger screen, thinner, metal backplate making it a lot less fragile, updated camera,… Read moreiPhone 5 intro: implications for healthcare professionals
