ICW selected for US telehealth programme
German e-health specialist InterComponentWare (ICW) has been selected by US health network Coventry Health Care to provide the infrastructure for a home monitoring programme. ICW will provide the interoperability platform and infrastructure technology for Coventry Health’s telemonitoring pilot program. The German company is already involved in two large-scale European telehealth projects, including AOK Plus, a […]
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Ambient assisted living set for growth
The German association of the electronics industry, VDE, has called for politicians and insurance companies to increase their engagement in IT projects on ambient assisted living (AAL). VDE says there is massive potential for growth in the AAL market, if the right financial incentives are put in place and regulatory and political measures taken to […]
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German insurer launches glaucoma telemedicine
Techniker Krankenkasse is to provide patients with a Glaucoma telemedicine monitoring programme as a mainstream service.
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Alcatel-Lucent launches LifeStat
French telecomms giant Alcatel-Lucent has announced the launch outside Canada of LifeStat Remote Monitoring and Health Management, a telemedicine service developed with its Canadian partner SaskTel. The technology will be used to manage patients with chronic conditions in primary care such as diabetes. Future LifeStat applications will include monitoring and reporting for chronic illnesses such […]
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EHTEL launch report on future of telemedicine
A new report from the European Health Telematics Association has issued a report detailing a series of recommendations for achieving sustainable telemedicine services in Europe by 2020. The ”Sustainable Telemedicine: paradigms for future-proof healthcare” report presents the current achievements and best practice examples drawn from a number of ongoing projects across Europe, as well as […]
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Eighty per cent of European GPs using e-records
A new Europe-wide survey on e-health has found that 87% of European GPs now use a computer, 80% of whom are using electronic patient records. The survey, which involved almost 7,000 General Practitioners, was carried out in late 2007. It examines issues including how European GPs store and send patients’ data such as lab reports […]
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Berlin University opens telemedicine centre
The Charité University Hospital, part of Berlin University, has opened a centre for cardiovascular telemedicine.
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Medtronic to surf Europe’s ‘wave of telemedicine’
The US-medical device manufacturer Medtronic is planning to extend its presence as a telemedicine provider in Europe the company announced in Switzerland yesterday. “The wave of telemedicine is now hitting the medical devices industry, and Medtronic will take a lead”, said Peter Steinmann, vice president for distance monitoring at Medtronic Western Europe. CareLink was introduced […]
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VDE paper supports telemonitoring for diabetics
German industry association, VDE, has published a paper on telemonitoring for diabetic patients. The paper urges politicians to make greater use of telemonitoring technology in order to reduce long-term complications of diabetes and costs for diabetic patients. The main function of telemonitoring in diabetes is to transmit blood sugar levels electronically, via landline or mobile […]
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EHTEL offers guidance on telemedicine strategies
The European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL) has published a briefing paper looking at developments across the continent in telemedicine and improvements that could be made in the next two years. The ‘Sustainable telemedicine: paradigms for future-proof healthcare’ report highlights the successes of introducing telemedicine to date in Europe, and offers guidance as to how the […]
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