A report published 3 May by the Scottish Executive’s Range and Capacity Review Group, ‘The Future Care of Older People in Scotland’, called for telecare services, being piloted in West Lothian, to be rolled out across Scotland. The Herald.
This is a great article from Fortune on the effect of introducing joined-up electronic systems in healthcare and re-balancing care between hospital and home. The interesting lesson is that within the organisation the visionary changes were driven through centrally: that previously leaving service arrangements to local users and managers had led to the Veterans’ Administration having a very poor reputation. I nearly missed this fascinating telehealth / telecare article - make sure that you don’t.
“Today, wearable technology is science, not science fiction,” Robert Kalik, Chief Executive Officer of Sensatex, said. “Following a series of successful tests with first responders and the subsequent development of a seamless knit shirt integrating a conductive fiber system to wirelessly carry physiological signals from the body, Sensatex is ready to begin research and reliability studies using the SmartShirt System in a broad range of applications.” Sensetex press release, with link to its website for those curious about body-worn telemonitoring.
Health Hero Network, Inc. announced it has gained 510k market clearance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for pulse oximetry connectivity to its Health Buddy system. Health Hero press release.
Hong Kong wants to ‘discourage people from long-term stay in hospital simply because it is cheaper than staying at home’. Health services in Hong Kong do not even seem to be thinking about telecare. Read this report to find out more.
Coming to you via this year’s ‘Imagine Cup’ challenge by Microsoft, on the theme ‘Imagine a world where technology enables us to live healthier lives.’ Item from CNN.
Launch of ViTelCare C-Turtle video-enabled home monitoring unit. New telecare product information in this dull-as-ditchwater press release which leads to a more interesting website.
I have logged a story on this device before but you may have missed it previously and this is more informative. Accenture press release.
More than half of the 8,000 home care agencies in the U.S. that provide services to Medicare patients now use some form of remote monitoring. Probably this most interesting fact in this buisinees-oriented review of the US telehealth scene. A Wall St Journal article.