Liverpool’s modern vision for social care
Wednesday, June 15th, 2005Telecare and early intervention in Liverpool
Telecare and early intervention in Liverpool
Mental health consultations by video link in New Mexico.
Pasteur Mediavita will be targeting doctors’ and pharmacists’ associations, decision-makers in government.
Remote health monitoring by mobile phones.
Rutland (Vermont) has a Lifeline system. A general article with some (USA?) stats the source of which we haven’t been able to track down.
Tactex Controls Inc., the developers of the fibre optic-based pressure sensor, Kinotex, has completed a research pilot project using its “under the mattress” bed occupancy sensor.
The Capitol Hill presentation will include a demonstration of the Delta Diabetes pilot program, which will include a total of three healthcare sites within the next year.
People with chronic illnesses like diabetes and congestive heart failure are getting a better handle on their health, thanks to some new technology.
Nurses have hand-held devices that alert them when it is time for a patient’s medication. “If a nurse delivers medication late, it will ask why, and it gives canned reasons the nurse can choose from…If it is early, then it says, `This medication is early. Do you want to give it anyway?
A HomeCareDirect has announced (31 May) a new service. Amongst its benefits are reassurance to family members who often live some distance away, that carers have arrived to provide care.