Analysis by Audrey Kinsella Headlines like these are becoming increasingly, alarmingly, common: “Report: Telemedicine Increases Death Rate” [in the UK’s Online Pharma Times, 6/5/13] “Unintended Consequences: How Telehealth Can Fail to Manage Chronic Diseases” [University of Texas blog post by a nursing school professor] Both pieces imply that telehealthcare can actually worsen a patient’s condition. […]
Product Review: Honeywell HomMed’s Mobile PERS Lets People Carry Safety Net With Them by Audrey Kinsella LifeStream™ MobileHelp® is a package of products and services for tracking and managing clients’ activities on an as-needed basis. Like Great Call’s 5Star Urgent Response™ system, now being incorporated into Independa, Inc.’s Artemis™ wireless monitoring ecosystem (see “Safe at […]
Cardiocom (Chanhassen, MN ), a leading provider of telehealth products and services, recently learned that Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) has alleged that Cardiocom is infringing certain patent rights. Daniel L. Cosentino, Cardiocom’s President and Chief Executive Officer responded to the allegations, saying, “Bosch’s claims are groundless and completely without merit. Cardiocom’s […]
