By ADAM MORRIS Health Reporter THOUSANDS of patients will be able to speak to their consultant via webcam under a project being rolled out by NHS Lothian. The health board is already set to save £1.4 million a year after video … Continue reading →
The innovative use of modern technology to promote health and prevent illness is the subject of a national conference being held in Inverness next month. Anyone interested in attending or finding out more can visit the event website at http://www.digitalhealthcareevent.com/ Doctors, … Continue reading →
The shortlist is now available for each category for the prestigious NHS Scotland eHealth Awards Best NHS Scotland IT service delivery team TrakCare Programme – NHS Lothian SCI Diabetes Collaboration (SCI-DC) – NHS Tayside, University of Dundee & Scottish Diabetes … Continue reading →
Healthcare goes wireless The segment featured professional care providers and patients at Meridian Health Hospital, in New Jersey, who are using the MedApps System to monitor chronic conditions in a simple and effective way. Meridian Health R.N., Marian Estabrook said, … Continue reading →
COMPANY TO FOCUS ON TELEHEALTH AND INDEPENDENT LIVING IN EFFORT TO TACKLE INCREASING GLOBAL BURDEN OF CHRONIC DISEASE AND AGE-RELATED CONDITIONS SANTA CLARA, Calif. and FAIRFIELD, Conn., Aug. 2, 2010 – GE (NYSE: GE) and Intel Corporation have announced the … Continue reading →
Redefining the doctor-patient relationship – John Moore MD The doctor-patient relationship is deteriorating. And today’s information technology solutions are exacerbating the problem. They perpetuate paternalistic decision-making and episodic care, and they fail to assist doctors in making persuasive arguments to … Continue reading →
Marty Cooper, the “Father of the Mobile Phone”, did a fantastic job on his 60 Minute Interview tonight (Sunday, May 23, 2010). During that interview, Marty pointed out that one of the obvious future direction of Mobile Phone technology was … Continue reading →
A major new report published today by Healthcare at Home Ltd explores which technologies and models used in the US for chronic disease management could successfully be adopted here in the UK. The report – Lessons from the US: using … Continue reading →
NHS Lothian lets patients monitor heart condition via TV Published Date: 27 April 2010 By ADAM MORRIS HEART patients in the Lothians will be able to monitor their condition through their television thanks to a pioneering a new project. NHS … Continue reading →
Video link to help Highland dialysis patients The video link allows specialists to review patient care A video conferencing system has been installed in two hospitals to improve the care of kidney patients in the far north of Scotland. The … Continue reading →