...VP and Randy Williams, MD, President of Pharos Innovations, led by Steve Brown, CEO of 3banana, had views at variance on how adoption, payment sourcing and technology would look in five years. Duesterhoeft noted how Honeywell technology had already moved from the elderly to serving the chronic disease population, and how SaaS was key to integrating HomMed and other devices. Jones looked forward to new classes of devices, biosensors of the ‘band aid’ type and using wireless technology to ‘collapse space and time’. Williams defined the future question as how to most effectively change behavior around chronic disease and using... Continue Reading
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Telecare Services Association Conference Wed 18 Nov 2009
...reports Workshop: DEVELOPING A TELEHEALTH SERVICE Tuesday afternoon. Reporter: PAUL MITCHELL, Independent Consultant This mega-workshop built on the plenary session presentation earlier in the day from Dr Janice E Knoefel on Managing Chronic Medical Conditions by Telehealth amongst New Mexico veterans. Professor Russell Jones of Brunel University chaired the workshop with considerable panache and vigour, but the star of the show was supposed to be the technology. First up, Professor James Barlow of Imperial College, dealt with emerging evidence from pilots and research into the efficacy of telehealth, or what he termed ‘Remote Care’ in patients’ own homes. He lamented... Continue Reading
Telecare Soapbox: Northern Ireland’s ‘unhappy first birthday’ approaches
...that some more information might be forthcoming. The text was as follows: Dear Sir or Madam I’m sorry to bother you, but I have some questions about the European Centre for Connected Health which is funded by your Department. In January 2008 Minister Michael McGimpsey announced £46 million over three years to improve care for people with chronic conditions. 1) Please can you find out for me what percentage of this was intended for the European Centre for Connected Health for a) set up and operating costs, and b) for commissioning the proposed NI Remote Monitoring Service? Regarding the monitoring... Continue Reading
Telecare Soapbox: When is a healthcare company a healthcare company?
...a)Companies that provide services and products to support users maximise thir care close or in their own home and minimise their use of hopitals. Examples could include minimising the consequences of a fall, ensuring that a low living environment temperature doesn't exacerbate a chronic heart condition, managing medication efectively,and of course the much more obvious telehealth applications of managing long term conditions in the community including the use of self care. b) Any company that supplies products approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products regulatory agency. c)Perhaps the simplest definition is any company who gets asked questions by telehealth commissioners!... Continue Reading
Nottingham telehealth monitoring (UK)
Nottingham PCT aims to monitor around 800 people each year with long-term conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure, using Tunstall equipment. Press release. [Comment: This is the third press release in recent times to headline the word ‘mainstreaming’ in the context of a deployment that is bigger than the usual pilot study. Is ‘mainstream’ now becoming redefined to mean ‘large scale pilot’? Surely something isn’t mainstream until it is routinely offered to everyone who could benefit from it? I’ve flagged this item for the ‘Terminology’ category because perhaps the meaning of ‘mainstream’ should be part... Continue Reading
Telemonitoring or structured telephone support programmes for patients with chronic heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis
This review of 14 studies found that remote monitoring programmes for patients with chronic heart failure living in the community reduced admissions to hospital and all cause mortality by nearly one fifth while improving health related quality of life, but had no significant effect on all cause admission to hospital. Detailed article from the BMJ about telephone support v telemonitoring has an interesting discussion section. My thanks to David Bergman from Medic4all for the note of this article.... Continue Reading
Chronic disability overestimated
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine report that the rates of chronic disability in older Americans have been substantially overestimated. Read more.... Continue Reading
Home monitoring improves patients’ understanding of chronic conditions
A survey of 9,732 US patients using the Health Buddy appliance found that 86 percent say they better understand their medical condition and treatment and are better able to manage their chronic health conditions. Read more.... Continue Reading
Older people’s isolation and loneliness: Study
Dr Mima Cattan’s recent study (Leeds Metropolitan University) concluded that the effects of social isolation and loneliness for an older person can be harmful and traumatic. Although there are many good initiatives that aim to tackle the problem, older people are rarely involved in developing these activities.” Read a report from Care Directions.... Continue Reading
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