Hi-tech bed sheets to monitor heart rate
Patient’s heart being monitored via bed sheet. Philips Research is to pilot a new bed with built-in sensors and the ability to measure heart rate, breathing rate and body movement of a patient whilst they sleep. It is hoped the bed could help with the treatment of heart conditions. The four-year pilot will be part of […]
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QRisk could cut heart disease
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended that the QRisk formula for identifying those most at risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) replace the current guidance in England and Wales QRisk is an online calculator which works out a patient’s risk of getting CVD, created by doctors and academics from the QResearch board […]
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Belfast gets European Connected Health centre
Belfast, Northern Ireland, is to be the home of a new ‘European Centre for Connected Health’, intended to help test technologies that enable people with chronic conditions live independently at home. NI Health Minister Michael McGimpsey and Economy Minister Nigel Dodds announced the establishment of the centre at last week’s Connected Health Conference, held in […]
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2008: the year telecare grows up?
A large evaluation of assistive technologies across health and social care begins next year, Fiona Barr reports.
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German industry group publishes telemedicine standards
Leading German electronic association the VDE has published a new set of standards for telemedicine to spur the development of telecare and telemonitoring. A series of recommendations are set out in the new telecare standards, addressing both the technical and organisational issues of telemonitoring, and may lead to the development of quality labels for telecare […]
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Danish RTX make telemonitoring user friendly
German telemonitoring service provider Vitaphone has announced a joint venture with Denmark based RTX Healthcare, at Medica in Düsseldorf
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Remote monitoring first for Amsterdam hospital
St. Lucas Andreas Hospital has become the first in the Netherlands to introduce a remote monitoring system for cardiac patients into its daily operations.
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Smartphone patient monitoring showcased
Finland’s, eHIT, a specialist in healthcare software, has developed a new patient sensor and smartphone-based monitoring system, to deliver round-the-clock vital signs measurement. The technology – which uses Bluetooth to connect patient sensors to a smartphone – has been backed by Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia and has been praised on the Forum Nokia […]
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RTX launch new telehealth monitor
Danish telecare specialist, RTX Healthcare, is to launch a new wireless telehealth monitor, which it claims is interoperable with any clinical information system.
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New telemedicine network in Bavaria
The Southern German state of Bavaria has announced the setup of a new major hospital telemedicine network that aims to improve the care for children with inborn cardiac defects. Within the next few months, nine regional hospitals in Bavaria and one in Austria will be connected electronically to the German Heart Centre in Munich, one […]
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