29 January 2010

iPad in telehealth?

9 Items posted since Tuesday's email alert:

January's Telecare LIN eNewsletter published
(Insight into the UK telecare and telehealth scene)

Shimmer doesn't shilly-shally
(CE certification news)

Telehealth, telecare and new technologies in UK healthcare (Seminar)
(Event information)

iPads in healthcare?


Telehealth and the NHS North Yorkshire and York £8 million deficit
(Interesting, but not for the reason you might expect)

Falls squad keeps users out of hospital
(Innovative. Yes, it really is... probably)

Telehealth market research report
(Market research report)

Global Media telemedicine TotalExam camera
(See the video)

More info on ICE-T funding (UK)
(Only a few days until the launch event)

26 January 2010

Telecare, Thelehealth News updated

Agenda (almost) Complete for Health 2.0 Europe Conference
(Conference info)

Bluetooth SIG formalises low-energy
(Technical development)

Don't take Apple Tablets for healthcare...yet
('Apple Tablet' launches tomorrow)

AllOne Mobile seeking to cancel license with security provider
(Puzzling development)

Juniper and Polycom team up for video conferencing
(Telemedicine providers jostle for position)

Doctor, what smartphone is right for you?
(helping physicians make the leap)

Telemedicine in India
(KTwo Technology in Bangalore, plus Intel)

More Federal grants (US)
(Seeking funding? Here's another source)

22 January 2010

Many new telehealth, telecare and mHealth stories

26 items since Tuesday. We are not trying to bombard you - it's just that interesting stories are still

coming thick and fast...

Vitality GlowCaps' busy year in video
(Watch it - you will want to invest)

Center for Technology and Aging remote monitoring report
(Good overview of recent research)

Corventis’ Nuvant cardiac monitor cleared for US marketing
(Including the PiiX peel-and-stick sensor)

US Haiti earthquake survivor aided by iPhone medical app
(Dramatic story)

Telecare Soapbox: Thousands of telecare users potentially at risk
(VOIP-related problem. See the comment too)

Video of Telehealth Solutions 'HomePod'
(See it in action)

Aerotel and EcoTec launch new personal telecare service in Finland
(Using the GeoSKeeper)

Introducing FRED - part 2
(See below)

HomeCall buys into £1m Tunstall equipment upgrade
(Increasing their capacity)

mHealth for all? Not quite yet...
(And the Center for Connected Health's annual report)

Another 2010 forecast
(PwC squeezes the juice)

California telemedicine pilot with Cisco HealthPresence
(Cisco HealthPresence still in 'let's have a pilot' mode)

Telemedicine and mobile IT mobilized for Haiti relief
(But can it get in?)

Blackpool telehealth pilot: 75% reduction in hospital admissions
(Tunstall good news story)

US Dept. of Defense focusing on mHealth
(Hippocrates meets the Peruvian Government)

...and a backpack sized brain scanner
(WOW of the day - week or month, even)

More on microchips and pills
(Why medication compliance is now hot)

Healthcare is a mobile profession
(Obvious, really, but...)

Introducing FRED
(Bring the internet and playful design to the NHS)

Nintendo Wii Balance Board could prevent falls (Australian report)
(Cheaper than professional diagnostic tests)

Police recommend halting GPS safety project for women (Canada)
(Giving a false sense of security?)

Medical first as patient treated remotely
(Stroke management in Ireland)

Ultra-capacitors. An end to rechargeable batteries?
(Implications for telecare and telehealth devices)

Techies band together to assist Haiti relief
(Admiration, horror and frustration)

Updated: Accessing ICE-T and EU millions (UK)
(Changed venue and programme)

Evaluation of Partnerships for Older People Projects: final report
(But where's the telecare?)

19 January 2010

Telecare, telehealth, mHealth items posted since Friday

Telecare and telehealth items posted since Friday, but keep up because we will be posting more later today.

Nokia's Eco Sensor Concept
(An idea left at the side of the road?)

Are capital or collaboration bottlenecks preventing your startup from moving forward?
(Interesting discussion thread)

Telehealth Solutions HomePod project extended to Fife (Scotland)
(Success story)

Girton Labs novel hand tracking system
(Pointer to the future)

GSMA to expand mHealth agenda at Mobile World Congress
(Barcelona 15-18 February)

Matsushita tele-care (telehealth) patent
(This should worry manufacturers/system suppliers?)

Extraordinary story: Medical Care Technologies heading for China
(But where will they get their telehealth expertise?)

CUHTEC course: Personalised Budgets and Telecare (UK)
(18 March and 23 June)

Reflections on CES and consumer (connected) health
(Last link to CES-related item?)

Continua's 'garden of wonders' at CES: 5 videos
(5 videos take you there)

15 January 2010

Post-CES buzz and other telehealth stories

A massive 20 items posted since Tuesday's alert. There's been quite a buzz since CES in Las Vegas.

MedApps and Meridian Health partner for CHF pilot
(Potentially significant pilot)

Telehealth for children in Texas
(Extending current service)

UK telecare policy grip slip
(Has DH lost its telecare policy focus?)

Heart rate monitoring sports bra video
(The future arrives for once)

An ethnographic exploration of telecare
(Thought piece)

Halton & St Helens PCT deploys telehealth for patients
(And a warning for companies - see comment)

Telecare Soapbox: Keeping the care going in adverse weather
(Hero managers too?)

Smart Home Technology for Disabled People
(Extending telecare)

Telecare debut at CES--CloseBy Network
(New product)

More CES analysis (contrarian variety)
(Stirring it up)

Grant funding in California for remote monitoring
(Opportunity for smaller companies)

Smartbooks, tablets, slates--what's the difference? And iSlate=iHospital?
(Unbewilder yourself)

Denmark as model for 'digital care'
(And why it wouldn't work in the US)

Vodafone Americas competition for mHealth technology
(Closing date 1 Feb)

Do social media improve health care?
(Plea for more evidence)

PERS call center nightmare
(Failure of appropriate response to pendant call)

Consortium forming for US-based independent aging/wellness tech companies
(A development from the Digital Health/Silvers Summit conference)

Proteus Biomedical gains $24 million investment from Novartis
(Industry news)

Ideal Life CHF pilot with Anthem BCBS
(Weight scale pilot)

CES/Silvers Summit/Digital Health roundup
(The significant announcements)

12 January 2010

Slideshow: Aboriginal Telehealth in Brazil

New items since Friday's alert email:

Aboriginal Telehealth in Brazil
(Slideshow)

First flexible circuit loop antennas for healthcare M2M market
(New product)

Tell AT&T about your new products
(Help needed to understand why you would)

Diabetes linked to risk of dementia
(Increases case for remote diabetes monitoring)

Technological safety net for fall-prone elderly
(About the EU-funded SensAction-AAL project)

Vitalsens device CE marking (NI)
(Product development)

mHealth Networking & Web Conference
(Conference report sponsorship opportunity)

What's it all about, nanotechnology?
(Pointer to the future)

GE Healthcare features in BBC radio programme
(Listen via internet)

'Virtual visits' - acceptable to healthcare professionals?
(Exploring their lack of willingness)

8 January 2010

GE Healthcare and Intel extend Health Guide to UK

If you have already read 'Healthcare highlights at International CES' and 'GE Healthcare and Intel extend Health Guide to UK', there has been additional material posted overnight.

13 items since Monday's alert email:

Video interview with James Ferguson, Scottish Centre for Telehealth
(Telehealth in Scotland)

Healthcare highlights at International CES
(Still managing to report from a distance)

Continua & WLSA Mobile Healthcare Symposium 2010
(Open event in San Diego next month)

CellTrak home care software expanding in Canada
(Client-specific care plans to aides and nurses)

New iPhone software for critical care video, vital signs monitoring
(Demonstrated by Craig Barrett of Intel at his CES keynote)

mHealth application clusters
(Trying to introduce some order into the chaos)

Accessing ICE-T and EU millions (UK)
(Funding for UK for telecare SMEs)

Free buddi offer (UK)
(Offer closes 29 January 2010)

Mobile phone medication reminder (US)
(Only $3.99 per month)

Just Checking your wash?
(Should get the Timex award - see comment)

GE Healthcare and Intel extend Health Guide to UK
(If you have only read the press release on other sites, read this)

2010 breakthrough for wireless healthcare monitoring?
(Predictions)

Motorola sells wireless patent portfolio to LifeSync
(Are patent wars about to break out?)

4 January 2010

Big Brother health checks

Paul Gee resigns from TSA (UK)
(Breaking news)

Philips tests ‘Big Brother’ health checks (UK)
(In Newham)

Use of telehealth could save $ billions (again) - again
(Tracked down the source of the quote)

How far should customer care go?
(Two call centre service items)

Favorite myths about telemedicine
(Thought piece)

Telecare Aware in 2009
(Some stats)

The last roundup for 2009
(Four items - one from Christmas Day!)

Telemedicine in the ICU: glass half full or empty?
(Look out for the spin)