Joe’s view of telehealth for dummies
Joe’s Mam loves drinking tea. He’s taped an iPhone to her kettle. Now all he needs is an app to tell him she’s boiling it regularly, and he’ll be sure that she’s ok.
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Digital Doctor returns
The Digital Doctor conference is back for a second year with the aim of “demystifying health IT”.
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Guy’s gives clinical guidelines via app
A clinical guidelines and hospital contacts app will be introduced at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust before the end of the year.
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Blue Wednesday
IBM runs a successful internship programme, and this year many of its participants got into healthcare apps. Lis Evenstad visited the company’s UK headquarters to find out more.
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TPP patients can access records via app
TPP has released a SystmOnline app that allows patients to view their medical record on their smartphone.
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FDA issues rules on mobile health apps
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued its final guidance on how it will regulate mobile health apps.
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£50m GP fund for expanded access
GPs can apply to a new £50m Challenge Fund to offer e-consultations, online appointment booking and telecare to patients.
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Jr doctor creates ward problems app
A junior doctor at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has created an app to flag up problems and inefficiencies on the wards.
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Scotland gets HANDI
The Scottish cluster of the Healthcare App Network for Development and Innovation has been launched at the Health Informatics Scotland conference in Edinburgh.
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Endoscope-i can see clearly
A Birmingham surgeon has created an endoscopic iPhone system so clinicians can record and view videos and images of endoscopies in real time.
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