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)