3millionlives cartel; Medical alert summoned police; Neelie Kroes telecare and telehealth; Walsall telecare; Bosch Healthcare sues three companies

3millionlives. A cartel in the making? (UK)
(Feedback from unhappy companies)

Drug delivery on a wireless chip closer
(Pointer to the future)

Medical alert summoned police--with tragic consequences (US)
(Sad story)

Neelie Kroes acknowledges Scotland's telecare and telehealth promotion
(Thumbs up for Scotland)

Walsall making telecare a default component of care packages (UK)
(But who writes their quotes?)

Tallinn hopes to introduce telecare (Estonia)
(Going about it the wrong way)

Bosch Healthcare sues three companies over patent infringements
(A shot across the bows for other companies)

Docobo Doc@Home; Rite Aid; AirStrip/Qualcomm; telecare equipment; telehealth; MyFlare; 3millionlives

Cardiac consultant demos telehealth (UK)
(Docobo Doc@Home)

FDA throwing a monkey wrench into telehealth? (US)
(Discouraging outcomes-based care and lower costs)

Skip the retail clinic, go online--fine with Rite Aid
(Virtual consults catching on as money and time-saving)

AirStrip gains investment, monitoring tech integration with Qualcomm
(Qualcomm's bets on wireless health multiplying)

Portugal Telecom to provide telecare equipment
(With a charity)

Why the NHS must embrace telehealth on a larger scale
(Good general telehealth item)

3 iPhone and iPad medical devices we’d like to see
(Near future wish list)

Healthbots interview: Professor Bruce MacDonald (New Zealand)
(More robots in the home)

MyFlare launches moblie PERS app in Spanish
(PERS for a one-off $9.99)

3millionlives: Invitation to the party - at a price (UK)
(A public cartel in the making?)

Telehealth; Robotic exoskeletons; Telecare service; Telemedicine - An Introduction; Telecare Technology

Investor paper on telehealth
(A wealth of information on technology use in home care)

Robotic exoskeletons for mobility update--again
(The wearable robot on track for release)

Telehealth’s promising global future
(Excellent roundup)

Living alone with pets and telecare service (Canada and US)
(An often forgotten angle)

Final proof that telecare has arrived (UK)
(Never mind it hasn't featured in the soaps yet)

Where have all the NHS IT champions gone?
(Thoughtful item by the Patient from Hell)

New Book: Telemedicine - An Introduction
(With an Indian focus)

Staffordshire will continue to contract with Telecare Technology (UK)
(Why would it not?)

Popsi Cube; Telecare LIN; 3 Million Lives; Proteus Biomedical; Cornwall telehealth; Pew Internet; Robotic telemedicine; Ford's car that cares; NNY £3.2m telehealth project

Roundup of good and bad telecare and telehealth news items
(8 items in 1)

New telehealth product: Popsi Cube (US)
(Interesting name)

FLORA for wearable devices?
(Interesting development)

Telecare LIN January 2012 newsletter published (UK)
(New format)

3 Million Lives website launched (UK)
(One to keep an eye on)

Readers' help wanted
(Can you? Please?)

Proteus Biomedical to introduce smartpill into UK in September
(Thumbs up for the Lloydspharmacy chain)

Cornwall: 30,000 people to use telehealth
(Aiming high for mainstreaming)

A light at the end of the reimbursement tunnel for telehealth--or something else? (US)
(Hope for US telehealth adoption?)

Tracking online health and social networking: Pew Internet study
(With updated online health information usage tips)

A different take on an eHealth 'top 10'
(From a clinical perspective)

Study on barriers to robotic telemedicine
(Useful study if that's what you are trying to introduce)

'iAwards for Wireless Health' applications open
(Call for nominations)

Ford's 'car that cares' visits CES, Syncs up Healthrageously
(Get into Ford's mobile telehealth monitor)

WSJ's 'Doctor in Pocket...' overeggs the pudding
(Editor Donna's gimlet-eyed take)

NNY £3.2m telehealth project - negative evaluation hits local headlines
(Updated last night with 6 interesting links)