Archive for January, 2006

US to set up an Office for the Advancement of Telehealth

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

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

Broadband a key to reducing US health care costs?

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

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

PSA target on homecare, and European statistics on aging

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

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 [...]

More scope for DIY telecare?

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

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.

Alzheimer’s telecare from la pharmacie

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

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.

Policy event on aging in Washington DC

Friday, January 20th, 2006

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.

Conference: Telecare 2006

Friday, January 20th, 2006

Early alert of conference in May organised by BJHC Events featuring case histories

Chronic disability overestimated

Friday, January 20th, 2006

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine report that the rates of chronic disability in older Americans has been substantially overestimated.

Smart socks

Friday, January 20th, 2006

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.

You want publicity?

Friday, January 20th, 2006

Three examples of the kind of publicity you want – and one of the kind you don’t.