Article abstract: “The number of home telehealth programs implemented both domestically [US] and abroad and the number of peer-reviewed publications detailing positive outcomes for chronic disease management, preventive care, and self-management have increased over the past 5 years. The most… Read moreHome Telehealth: Mainstreaming What We Do Well
November’s Whole Systems Demonstrator Action Network (WSDAN) newsletter was published on Friday and it’s starting to show some promise in terms of keeping the general world informed about the project’s development. If you didn’t get it, sign up for it…. Read moreNovember WSDAN newsletter published
VivoMetrics LifeShirt is described as “a continuous, integrated and wearable remote patient monitoring (RPM) system” and it is being used by Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) to learn more about lifestyle factors that may put children at risk for developing cardiovascular… Read moreVivoMetrics' LifeShirt to provide data for heart research project
Another one for the ‘not telecare directly’ slot owing to its implications for Alzheimer’s research. As part of a ‘super aging’ study at Northwestern’s Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center (CNADC), researchers have discovered that some people who retain a… Read more'Super-aged' brains reveal first secrets of sharp memory in old age
Hats off to Margaret McArthur, Senior Associate at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham for her newly-published report on automatic medicine dispensers. (Readers from June may recall her request for information.) Although working with limited data she has… Read moreAutomatic Medicine Dispensers review
This is a complex story even if you understand the medical system in the US and have been following what has been happening in terms of disease management (DM) and physician payment regimes controlled by the Centers for Medicare &… Read more"Medical Home" gains momentum
Press release plug for Frost & Sullivan’s latest report suggests that RPM is becoming more attractive to healthcare providers. However, ‘the lack of adequate reimbursement streams will pose a major challenge to companies wishing to boost their unit sales and… Read moreMultiple benefits of remote patient monitoring devices increase their potential
Not telecare directly, but its about technology in relation to an important issue for telecare services. Less than ten minutes standing on a vibrating platform several times a week could help reduce older people’s risk of falls, Australian researchers have… Read moreGood vibrations may help reduce falls
RFID tags can mess up medical devices. Potentially… to a limited extent… according to this article on the Wall Street Journal Health Blog.
Georgetown University, Gentag and Science Applications International Corporation, have joined up to develop a non-invasive method for glucose measurement using disposable skin patches with wireless sensors and cell phones. Story from Wireless Healthcare [URL “http://www.wirelesshealthcare.co.ukRemoveThisFromTheUrl/wh/news/wk26-08-0005.htm” is reported by Google to… Read moreNew glucose sensor technology to connect to mobile phones
