The AT&T Center for Telehealth Research and Policy at the University of Texas and the Centre for Information Technology & Leadership (CITL) has released a study estimating the cost-benefit of telehealth to the US health system. ‘The savings estimates assume… Read moreTexas Telehealth Cost Benefit Study
Item from Canada about results of remotely supervised lung rehabilitation. “Many patients are hesitant to exercise without supervision out of the fear of ‘doing more harm than good’ when they experience shortness of breath…With the Telehealth program, “the patient is… Read moreTelehealth lung rehab as effective as local therapy
Latest report from e-Health Insider. “Twenty e-Health 2.0 companies and organisations leading this fast emerging sector are profiled through questionnaire and follow-up interviews. The profiles provide a broad cross section of the wide range of e-health 2.0 applications already available…. Read moreWeb 2.0 revolution underway in healthcare
A useful list of EU ehealth projects on empirica consultancy’s website.
Queen’s University Belfast is researching ways to improve the signal transmission of wireless body worn sensors so that, in a few years, they will be much more efficient and therefore use less power and be more comfortable. The implications are… Read moreBody sensors to benefit from new wave technology
These two items highlight how important evidence is to developing the market and for selling systems. Remote Monitoring of Pacemaker Patients on Medtronic Carelink Network Detects Clinically Actionable Events More Quickly Than Combination of Transtelephonic Monitoring and Routine Office Visits… Read moreThe importance of being Evidential
Philips has released the findings of its large scale study. Given the importance of telehealth to the future of home care and hospice agencies, much of the study focused on “the various types of telehealth systems being used, the components… Read morePhilips: results of national study on home healthcare technology and telehealth
The Scottish Government has announced £4 million funding for research programmes over the next five years which will help improve healthcare for patients in Scotland. Among the four projects being funded is ‘Telemetric supported self-monitoring of long-term conditions‘ by the… Read moreScottish Government funds telehealth research
The universities of Ulster, Bath and Sheffield will collaborate with Philips and BT to share expertise in telecare research, body worn sensors and telemonitoring technologies. The SMART2 project follows SMART1, which showed how technology could help home rehabilitation for post-stroke… Read moreUK universities in SMART2 project
Web page with comprehensive list of diabetes-related telehealth resources, by the Center for Connected Health.
