A new computer programme which will provide the NHS with an ‘early warning’ system for identifying patients with long-term conditions (diabetes, asthma, and arthritis) most at risk of admittance to hospital was launched today by the Department of Health.
The following two articles describe the potential application of telehealth technology in schools and in military contexts.
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The ability to analyze images by computer and monitor them automatically has implications for telecare. Here is an example of such a system that is in use in some swimming pools and which saved a 10 year old girl from drowning this week.
Loyola University Health System is the first hospital in the U.S. to implant into a patient a new FDA-approved defibrillator which can automatically send a signal to a doctor via wireless satellite transmission if a patient’s heart beats abnormally or if the device malfunctions.
ALR Technologies Inc. in the US announced they have reached significant milestones in development of their disease management home monitoring system. It is also moving forward on plans to add diagnostic monitoring to their home monitoring system. This will enable medical personnel or other caregivers to remotely monitor on a daily basis such key data as blood pressure, blood glucose, heart rate and use of nebulizer compressors. Read the press release here.