When curative medical treatment is no longer an option, focus shifts to supporting a patient’s quality of life. Catholic Hospice is a community-based, not-for-profit program, serving Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties in Florida since 1988, that believes responsibility to its employees is second only to its patients. It was with these core values and twin […]
According to a new report by Manhattan Research, 75 million U.S. adults used mobile phones for health-related activities in 2012, up from 61 million in 2011. While desktop and laptop usage still dominates, mobile and tablet activity is growing and the rate of increase is on the rise. Details about seniors’ use of new technologies […]
by Audrey Kinsella The number of digital tools available to help people manage their own health is on the rise. Presentations at last month’s Connected Health Symposium stressed the need to engage patients with their own health maintenance. An equal number of product demonstrations proved that the tools to meet that need are already here, […]
by Liz Seegert There is no doubt that caring for a loved one with dementia is a tough job. It can, say experts, be made easier by deploying some simple strategies and the right technology. We spoke with two of them at last month’s annual conference of the association of New York Health Care Providers […]
by Audrey Kinsella Choosing technology innovations to help people manage their chronic conditions is beginning to resemble the daunting task of deciding how to spend a nickel in an old-time candy store. Overwhelmed by too many choices, you spend hours frozen in indecision. At last month’s Partners HealthCare’s 9th Annual Connected Health Symposium and […]
Telehealth vendor Cardiocom introduced four new communication solutions, LinkView™, Attentiv™, NetResponse™ and TeleResponse™, to its telehealth platform at this week’s lightly attended NAHC Annual Meeting in Orlando. Details about each of these solutions and about the company itself are provided in this article.are provided in this article.
With mobile technology continuing to become more pervasive and relevant within the healthcare continuum, put Booth #1528 on your dance card for this month’s NAHC Annual Meeting. Schaumburg (Chicago), Illinois-based CellTrak will be demonstrating new cell-based product releases and enhancements for teams of mobile clinicians and home health aides. Details are provided in this […]
Procura announced Wednesday that Procura Mobile, described as a multi-platform mobile application, is now available on BlackBerry OS7 and Android. Support for Apple iOS is planned for late 2012. Details about this application’s capabilities and uses as a home healthcare mobile app are discussed in this article.
Reports from this year’s “BlackBerry Jam Americas” conference make it clear that Research In Motion CEO and president Thorsten Heins knows his product line has fallen behind the curve. But is his solution, the BlackBerry 10, enough to catch up to the iPhones and Androids that are quickly replacing it? This article indicates the next […]
One of the most frequently cited obstacles to implementing a program of remote patient monitoring in a home health care agency is the price of in-home monitoring devices. Coupled with minimum purchase requirements imposed by most home telehealth vendors, cost of entry becomes prohibitive for the majority of home care providers, both those who […]
