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...LinkedIn member and not a member of David’s mHealth group, we recommend joining it for the topics and discussions.) Related: On his mHealth Insight blog yesterday, David notes Doro’s survey indicating that 50% of over 65+ are interested in smartphones. As a result, Doro is introducing a featurephone that incorporates cloud-based smartphone features, along with an secure online control portal accessible by the user and authorized others. This contradicts the direction that mobile companies are taking here in the US: the target market for smartphones ends at about 45, so load up those smartphones with complexity, incomprehensible apps (‘cool stuff’)... Continue Reading

From a physician’s POV (point of view), ten points on how to best engage patients–and only the last five involve technology. David Lee Scher, MD’s Digital Health Corner continues his series of ‘fives’ with Five Ways of Achieving Patient Engagement: Part 1: WITHOUT Technology and Five Ways of Achieving Patient Engagement: Part 2: WITH Technology. Part one focuses on communication (including Twitter, though the psychiatrists just ran out the door…) and that technology is an adjunct tool, not a ‘solution’, must include the caregiver and must be connected. Key insight: smart health tech developers include patients and providers in all... Continue Reading

Steve Hards, Editor This reminds me a bit of the Californian tourism advert that runs on UK TV. It begins "A lot of people have misconceptions about California - but none of them are really true!" Of course they are not...if they are misconceptions they are untrue by definition. Donna Cusano--Editor That's called 'creative misdirection' and it has to be handled with care, like a souffle out of the oven. (As told to me by former cook David Ogilvy ;-) Actually it's like Mr. Linkous started it one way, reworked the top, and forgot to carry it through. (The 2am... Continue Reading

“Thanks to clever integrated technology, there’s no need for further investment in additional equipment if or when the user needs to upgrade. This is a major cost benefit” says David Hammond, General Manager, Chubb Community Care in the press release (PDF). The unit features multiple emergency numbers and a ‘beep to talk’ pendant that allows the user to communicate with a monitoring centre even if unable to speak or hear. It is “easy to install and is compatible with all monitoring centre equipment. A touch keypad integrated into the rear of the unit allows for simple set up and function... Continue Reading

Should virtual patient-doctor visits (termed here telehealth rather than telemedicine) have taken a page from the US e-commerce model to stimulate adoption? That is, to make them popular, provide an economic advantage over in-person visits? (In the US, online sellers such as Amazon initially grew because purchases largely circumvented state sales taxes, costing less.) Dr. David E. Williams proposes that payers now emulate this economic advantage by charging consumers nothing or very reduced co-pays for online visits, and/or incentivize physicians to move in-person visits to online. Aside from the cross-state licensure and medical records access problems, most payers (other than... Continue Reading