In this blog item the author rants most engagingly that many healthcare organisations are rushing into technological areas that they do not understand. He is responding (approvingly) to a recent US Joint Commission’s Sentinel Events Alert on HIT that challenges
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An open letter to the Obama Health Team on health IT spending
A great-value posting (as always) in the e-CareManagement blog, advocating a phased strategy that concentrates on building doctor-patients connectedness.
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President Elect Obama Calls for Medical Info Technology – Hop-on Is Ready
The title of this item is an amusing example of a small company producing a press release headline that draws attention by ‘hopping on’ to a mainstream news theme. As it happens, the company, Hop-on Inc., produces a mobile phone
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Home Telehealth: Mainstreaming What We Do Well
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
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Giving away 1000 alert systems (US)
In an imaginative marketing move, Assistive Technology Services, the US company that trades by trumpeting its Christian-faith based credentials, says it wants to give away 1000 alarm systems in 2009. But only if other people donate towards the cost of
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Ohio to be global hub for telemedicine
Frankly, I’m not sure what to make of this story. The introduction reads: “The University System of Ohio is soon to be a global hub for online medical education and videoconferencing following a decision to fund the creation of a
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Philips denies Health Watch equipment recall rumour (US)
In a statement to Telecare Aware, a spokesperson for Philips in the US denied rumours that the replacement of equipment to Health Watch customers earlier in the year was a recall related to the FDA’s warning letter in February about
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Intel's Health Guide: first US 'market channel' partner
And the lucky company is… … the American Medical Alert Corp (AMAC). Frederic Siegel, AMAC’s Executive Vice President is reported as saying: “We are pleased to be working with Intel as the first Market Channel Partner for the launch of
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Teladoc survey data
A survey of TelaDoc Medical Services patients found that 80% of respondents rated its physician consultations and other services at the highest level, “outstanding” and 17% of the respondents rated TelaDoc physician consultations as “good”. TelaDoc’s press release.
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Rise of the mobile/cell phone for telehealth
It’s interesting when two stories come in at the same time, unrelated except that they are tapping into the zeitgeist. Here is an example of this phenomenon. The first item is about the use of mobile phones in telehealth around
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