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New IEEE standard specifies a short-range, low-power wireless communication prot…

Telehealth TechChannel — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:57:49 +0000

New IEEE standard specifies a short-range, low-power wireless communication protocol for use in and around a human body to enable wireless implantable devices.

IEEE Introduces Groundbreaking Standard for Body Area Networking
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IEEE, the world's largest professional association advancing technology for humanity, today announced a new standard, IEEE 802.15.6-2012, optimized to serve wireless communications needs for ultra-low power devices operating in or around the human body.

Interoperability standards needed to effectively integrate EHRs with telehealth…

Telehealth TechChannel — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:16:36 +0000

Interoperability standards needed to effectively integrate EHRs with telehealth for coordinating patient care.

Telemedicine, mHealth will connect with EHRs when providers are motivated
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In a discussion at the recent American Telemedicine Association (ATA) conference, panelists bewailed the absence of electronic health record vendors from the meeting, according to a post in NHIN Watch.

Presentation at Digital Health Summer Summit will findings on opportunities and…

Telehealth TechChannel — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:13:27 +0000

Presentation at Digital Health Summer Summit will findings on opportunities and challenges in the telehealth market.

Frost & Sullivan Research Preview: Top 20 Telehealth Markets
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New analysis highlighting market opportunities for mobile and digital health revealed at the Digital Health Summer Summit.

Wearable brain-computer interface offloads work when users are overloaded with m…

Telehealth TechChannel — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:09:47 +0000

Wearable brain-computer interface offloads work when users are overloaded with multitasking.

MIT's wearable brain scanner monitors your cognitive state, handles your workload if needed
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As machines get more and more sophisticated, the mental capacity of their human overlords stays at a static (albeit seemingly impressive) level, and therefore slowly starts to pale in comparison.

Sign up for tomorrow's E-cast to hear about agile key practices that can help en…

Telehealth TechChannel — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:44:31 +0000

Sign up for tomorrow's E-cast to hear about agile key practices that can help ensure safe, effective medical systems development.

Agile Development of Medical Devices
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Agile methods have become popular in software development because they emphasize effective project governance in the face of new or changed project information.

New service will capture data from wireless personal health devices and transmit…

Telehealth TechChannel — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:59:23 +0000

New service will capture data from wireless personal health devices and transmit it through AT&T's network to a nurse-staffed telemonitoring center.

AT&T Moves Aggressively Into Remote Patient Monitoring
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AT&T inks deal with Valued Relationships Inc. to provide chronically ill patients with a remote monitoring service that connects them to caregivers.

Breakdown of Intel white paper: mHealth meets The Matrix.

Telehealth TechChannel — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:21:50 +0000

Breakdown of Intel white paper: mHealth meets The Matrix.

Intel wants to plug a smartphone into your brain
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The future of smartphones looks a lot like something out of a science-fiction movie, with mobile devices interfacing with the human brain, Intel says.

Nursing students create apps to help young people manage diabetes, asthma.

Telehealth TechChannel — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:33:43 +0000

Nursing students create apps to help young people manage diabetes, asthma.

Nurses use gaming, apps to reach patients
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University of Pennsylvania nursing students, as part of a year-long online challenge, have created a series of games to improve patient health.

Gaps in coverage may lead some rural health care organizations to forgo wireless…

Telehealth TechChannel — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:05:36 +0000

Gaps in coverage may lead some rural health care organizations to forgo wireless in favor of old-school T1 lines.

With rural broadband lagging, some see mHealth solutions in old-school tech
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In Eastern South Dakota, patients drive as many as six hours each way to critical access facilities that not only are small, but also as far as 100 miles apart.

Companies are buying into telemedicine for its lower costs, but licensing regula…

Telehealth TechChannel — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:14:53 +0000

Companies are buying into telemedicine for its lower costs, but licensing regulations pose obstacles to its adoption.

Virtual doctors visits catch on with insurers, employers
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Web- and telephone-based medical services are transforming the delivery of primary health care.

Medical devices represent a "weak link in the chain" of health communications.

Telehealth TechChannel — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:47:27 +0000

Medical devices represent a "weak link in the chain" of health communications.

Protect medical devices from cybercrime
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It's disconcerting to think that medical devices, such as MRI machines and insulin pumps, are increasingly the victim of hacking, malware and other cybercrimes.

Mobile apps that store and transfer users' private health data raise concerns ab…

Telehealth TechChannel — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:39:58 +0000

Mobile apps that store and transfer users' private health data raise concerns about the need for regulations and standards.

Mobile health apps prompt questions about privacy
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The FDA is working on guidance for developers about how to ensure patient safety.

Wozniak at ATA 2012: As phones get smarter, patient care will get better and mor…

Telehealth TechChannel — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:49:10 +0000

Wozniak at ATA 2012: As phones get smarter, patient care will get better and more economical.

Apple co-founder Wozniak: iPhone mHealth apps simplify health care
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It was no surprise that Apple co-founder and American Telemedicine Association annual meeting keynote speaker Steve Wozniak felt that iPhone mHealth apps would play a role in the future of U.S. health care.

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Telehealth TechChannel — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:08:14 +0000

Roving Reporter: Connectivity gets patients hooked up to care and fired up to stay well
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Forgetting to take your meds or not having time to get to the gym no longer cut it as excuses for not maintaining your health.

One of many products demoed at ATA 2012: customizable platform for remote patien…

Telehealth TechChannel — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:37:23 +0000

One of many products demoed at ATA 2012: customizable platform for remote patient monitoring from @eDevice and Freescale Semiconductor

eDevice Announces the HealthGO Monitor, Built on Freescale's Home Health Hub Reference Platform
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ATA 2012 spotlights how mHealth is enabling two-way communication between patien…

Telehealth TechChannel — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:00:46 +0000

ATA 2012 spotlights how mHealth is enabling two-way communication between patients and caregivers.

With mHealth on the agenda, ATA 2012 kicks off in San Jose
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In the heart of Silicon Valley – and with a self-professed “terminal 12-year-old” video game enthusiast and physician giving the opening keynote – the American Telemedicine Association launched its 17th annual conference and exhibition Sunday night.

Study finds greater mortality in elderly patients using telehealth monitoring eq…

Telehealth TechChannel — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:58:07 +0000

Study finds greater mortality in elderly patients using telehealth monitoring equipment compared to those receiving typical patient-driven care.

Study raises questions about home health monitoring
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Maybe home-based patient monitoring is not quite ready to take off after all.

Stop by the ATA 2012 Annual Meeting April 29-May 1 to hear how telemedicine is b…

Telehealth TechChannel — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:32:08 +0000

Stop by the ATA 2012 Annual Meeting April 29-May 1 to hear how telemedicine is becoming a near-requirement for modern medical institutions.

ATA 2012: Telemedicine Technology Creating a New Standard of Care
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Telemedicine, once a specialty niche, is quickly becoming a new standard of care for hospitals and healthcare providers across America.

Partnership will combine remote physiologic monitoring and advanced video techno…

Telehealth TechChannel — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:17:22 +0000

Partnership will combine remote physiologic monitoring and advanced video technology in a clinical platform for communications and collaboration.

Philips and Vidyo Collaborate for Enterprise-Wide Deployment of Next-Generation Telehealth Services
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Royal Philips Electronics and Vidyo are collaborating to offer health system providers an approach for extending telehealth solutions across the enterprise to improve patient care and clinician workflow while also reducing costs.

Institutional and professional resistance are limiting factors in the creation o…

Telehealth TechChannel — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:55:22 +0000

Institutional and professional resistance are limiting factors in the creation of better health care.

Moore's Law Doesn't Apply to Health Care Technology
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The recurring theme at the TedMed conference earlier this month was the application of Moore's Law to health care.

Opinion: Medical "cocoon" should embrace genomics, wireless biosensors, and adva…

Telehealth TechChannel — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:55:41 +0000

Opinion: Medical "cocoon" should embrace genomics, wireless biosensors, and advanced imaging to make medicine more precise.

The Wireless Revolution Hits Medicine
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Eric Topol of the West Wireless Health Institute talks to The Wall Street Journal about innovations that promise to revolutionize the delivery of health care, involving DNA sequencing, smartphone apps that use biosensors and high-definition imaging.

Patient-physician relationship must change to take advantage of mHealth tools.

Telehealth TechChannel — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:56:03 +0000

Patient-physician relationship must change to take advantage of mHealth tools.

Q&A: Eric Dishman on patient engagement
www.healthcareitnews.com
LAS VEGAS – Eric Dishman, Intel Fellow and director of health innovation and policy for Intel's Digital Health Group, has been working on issues around patient engagement – and the technologies that enable it – for more than 20 years.

Two articles show how insurers are embracing telehealth to cut costs: http://ops…

Telehealth TechChannel — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:19:27 +0000

Two articles show how insurers are embracing telehealth to cut costs: http://opsy.st/HOL9mr and http://opsy.st/IPyS0L

Playing for Wellness
online.wsj.com
Insurers are turning to virtual gaming and competitions—along with real-world prizes—to get members to improve their health.

Project enables lab results to be wirelessly sent to printers at rural clinics f…

Telehealth TechChannel — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:13:17 +0000

Project enables lab results to be wirelessly sent to printers at rural clinics for early diagnosis and treatment of HIV-positive pregnant women.

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Technology Preventing HIV Infection in Thousands of African Children
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Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications technology is saving tens of thousands of infants from mother-to-child HIV infection in Africa.

Telehealth helping elderly age at home and thus saving money on ER and doctor vi…

Telehealth TechChannel — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:52:40 +0000

Telehealth helping elderly age at home and thus saving money on ER and doctor visits.

Graying America gets wired to cut healthcare costs
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Baby boomers wired to their iPads and smart phones are giving U.S. health experts some new ideas about ways to cut the soaring costs of medical care in graying America.