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)

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)

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?)

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)