A new office in the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is focusing on using health information technology in the agency’s programs for the nation’s poor
Leading US economist announces that the US has at its disposal an overlooked ‘secret weapon’ that could significantly reduce health care costs and kickstart the nation’s sluggish economy
1) Health and Social Care Information Centre publication provides information about the Public Service Agreement (PSA) on home care 2004/05. Data is provided at local authority level, to asses the progress being made towards the target. (The past three years have seen a steady increase in the proportion of older people receiving intensive help to [...]
Further to our note of Motorola’s Homesight Wireless Easy Starter Kit in November, [http://telecarealliance.co.uk/telecarenews/Structure:/11/2005/do-it-yourself-telecare-from-%c2%a3230/] Creative’s WebCam Live! Has a pan and tilt head, and software that automatically moves to follow its subjects. Costs about £95.
Medical Intelligence introduced the Columba bracelet in Paris last June to move forward with its final market testing with its partners – Orange, France’s largest mobile telephony operator, and AXA Assistance, the leading provider of medical assistance.
Every decade the White House holds a policy event on issues around aging. The following links give a flavour of the matters raised in December, when telecare and telehealth matters put in a strong appearance.
Early alert of conference in May organised by BJHC Events featuring case histories
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine report that the rates of chronic disability in older Americans has been substantially overestimated.
In cases of poor blood circulation, imagine having socks with built-in pressure sensors that would alert you to put your feet up for a while. And bandages that warn of the beginnings of an infection and identify the responsible bacterium and the appropriate antibiotic needed to treat it.
Three examples of the kind of publicity you want – and one of the kind you don’t.