[grow_thumb image=”https://telecareaware.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/gimlet-eye.jpg” thumb_width=”150″ /]The last place you’d expect to see a populist view of Quantified Selfing, outside of the retrograde publications perused by The Gimlet Eye, is Wired. All these Fitbits, Jawbone UPs, Misfit Shines, baby monitors and of course Google Glass cost, cost, cost–upfront and especially for the ongoing subscription services. Even wearables, at this point, are nowhere near cheap and cheerful nor will be for some time. Is QS a luxury of the residents of Elysium? Wired’s Quantified Man, Chris Dancy, toting up his five-sensor/system cost, pays $400-$1,000 per month. The Eye tears up at the effect on... Continue Reading
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Is ‘disruption’ the dog that didn’t bark?
...but ignoring the heavy spend on hospitals (31 percent) and clinical services (20 percent). Are the big slices of the pie resistant or too controversial to cut? Startups aren’t a good source of disruption. Now this will have the D3H crowd reaching for the Maalox, but healthcare hasn’t hit the equivalent of an Apple, Microsoft or Google yet. Munro’s article of faith here is that the profit motive has to be taken out of it in the long development cycle (government research seems to be ideal) but the money comes from somewhere. Every taxpayer a VC? Oh yes, practically all... Continue Reading
The 2014 smartwatch rush, deluge redux
...initially have is where it intersects with health. In addition to a pedometer it connects to apps like RunKeeper and MyFitnessPal–not a mention of S Health. It’s also a hefty price for a ‘nice to have’ at $299–and right now it is pairable only with the also soon-to-be released Galaxy Note 3. (Take that, S4 enthusiasts!) The coverage: The Cnet review (favorable, plenty of pics including ours), the ZDNet review, Larry Dignan on ZDNet argues that it’s an accessory that is not filling the convergence need, VentureBeat muses on watches as wearables. Oh yes, GigaOM reveals the SCOOP that Google,... Continue Reading
The Internet.org initiative and the real meaning for health tech
...no longer is the go-to site for social. Other sites such as Instagram (also owned by FB), Tumblr (Yahoo), YouTube (Google), Snapchat (independent), Twitter and other more private/local sharing sites have become the anti-Facebook. Reinforcing the non-hipness of the site, the average age of Facebook users is trending upwards. While Mummy and Daddy may be hooked (to check up on the kids, photos, groups), they also are spending overall less time, moving to sites like Pinterest, and in some cases, leaving. (Editor Donna finds that recent ‘improvements’ are designed to capture information and the navigation has become a complete pain.... Continue Reading
Teenager Tackles Autism With Help From Google Glass
A startup known as Sension has developed a promising experimental application for Google Glass. The tool could help people with Autism to better recognize and understand the expressions and emotions of others. Read more: Wired... Continue Reading
So many apps, so little time
...final FDA guidance is considered a check on progress. If you ever wondered how much data your DNA, or your most recent scan contained, well there’s another infographic on that too. If you’ve ever considered doing a little research on trends in this area but been worried that you cannot access the data, try using Google, as Dr Yates did in this fascinating iMedical Apps article showing among other things, the popularity of weight loss apps… …talking of which the Wall Street Journal has announced that Samsung has released, only in S Korea so far, an app for the Galaxy... Continue Reading
Saving a life with Google Glass
[grow_thumb image=”https://telecareaware.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-07-05-at-9-10-08-pm.jpg” thumb_width=”200″ /]Further to Contributing Editor Toni’s posting on Google Glass being used during cardiothoracic surgery [TTA 26 August] is this report of a Glass app, CPRGLASS, coaching the user through CPR and developed by Dr. Christian Assad. The camera utilizes an algorithm which can detect a human pulse; the coaching provides music to do compressions by (at 100 per minute), uses the gyroscope to determine their adequacy, tracks time, number and calls 911 with the proper location as well as contacting nearest hospital. Even The Gimlet Eye likes this app as part of the proper potential in healthcare–as... Continue Reading
Humanising healthcare…or doctor making a ‘glasshole’ of you?
...are fine with that. The company asked 200 patients before a visit if they minded seeing a doctor wearing Google’s head-worn gadget, and only 3 demurred! However, as highlighted previously by the discerning gaze of TTA’s Gimlet Eye, we might be best served not to disregard the potential for misuse and abuse with wearable ‘cybernetic headbands’ such as Google Glass, not least in a clinical setting! Read more: Fast Company / MIT Technology Review Related TTA articles: Google Glass ‘hacked’ for hospital facial recognition / Google Glass through a doctor’s eyes / Google Glass: a proper potential in healthcare... Continue Reading
So 9 out of 10 people haven’t heard of ‘telehealth’…and your point is?
Apparently echoing the comments about health technology awareness made in our post last week about O2 (who are, by the way, to be congratulated for their parent company’s announcement today that they are preferred bidders for two of the three smart meter regions), the HSJ has reported the results of a YouGov poll that nine out of ten adults in the UK have never heard of telehealth. Of those over 55, the age above which use of telehealth is more likely, 92% hadn’t heard of it. (Note that the HSJ article is behind a paywall, however via a Google search... Continue Reading
The exploding black market in healthcare data
...click on ‘MED’ for healthcare and 2013 and check the frequency to date (113) of breaches both tiny and huge. (By comparison, full year 2012 totaled 224.) Our TTA ‘Into The Breach’ Awards go to: The Oversharing Award goes to Oregon Health & Sciences University with 3,000 records placed on Google’s Gmail or Drive services in a frenzy of clinical info-sharing (also Modern Healthcare, free registration required). The Vienna 1946 “Third Man” Award goes to the Detroit thieves who stole 15,000 x-rays warehoused insecurely by the Henry Ford Health System. While they were likely taken for their extractable silver value,... Continue Reading
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