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One of the most daunting choices for a physician in private practice has been whether or not to adopt an EMR (electronic medical record) system–aside from the high cost, which one of many to choose?  For the choice part, Montefiore Medical Center…

The West Wireless Health Institute announced that Donald Casey has been named the Institute’s first chief executive officer (CEO) and also will be on their board of directors.  Casey is the former worldwide chairman of J&J’s Comprehensive Care group.  The WWHI is…

Observations of daily living (ODLs), which in a more limited form called ADLs (activities of daily living) moved telecare from the pendant to sensor-based behavioral telemonitoring, may be making a comeback.  The Princeton, NJ based Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is funding…

As of January 2010, medical, health and fitness applications for the iPhone topped 6000 (1700 of which are medical), and downloaded by over 1 million users.  New apps introduced in December 2009 topped 1000, double or more versus the prior…

Two items from Gizmag, only connected by the fact that they point to interesting future possibilities for telecare and telehealth devices.

Microrings (very high speed wireless transmission over short distances)

Skinput (turns your hand into a touchscreen and your fingers into a…

A better-than-it-might sound item from Community Care. The short answer to the question in its headline is, of course, ‘Tagging, yes. Facilitating independence, no.”

Hot on the heels of other criticism of the NHS’s commissioning competency, is a survey by Healthcare Republic that three-quarters of general practitioners (who responded to their survey) have little confidence in their local primary care trust managers.

Telecare Soapbox: NHS…

Chicago, 19 March 2010

• Boomers were born between 1946 and 1964
• 77 million baby boomers represent 28% of the US population and account for 77% of all financial assets
• Every 7 seconds someone is turning 50
• By 2010, 108 million people will be over…

Ireland adds to its innovation credentials with at least one COPD monitoring device project, HeartPhone in collaboration with the National Digital Research Centre. HeartPhone webpage.