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NewsCenter for Technology and Aging awards $500,000 in home-monitoring grants
The Center for Technology and Aging, an Oakland, Calif.-based organization that seeks to improve the quality of home- and community-based care for seniors, has awarded $500,000 in grants to test... Read more...
VA cuts ER visits, admissions with remote care coordination
The Department of Veterans Affairs continues to ramp up its use of telehealth. "It's all about accessibility and reaching as many veterans as possible," Ron Sandreth, operations manager for the... Read more...
Paper: Wireless monitoring allows more accurate study of COPD, Parkinson's patients
Wireless monitors can allow healthcare professionals to observe patients with debilitating conditions such as Parkinson's disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) under normal living... Read more...
Italy, Denmark try remote monitoring of elderly, COPD patients
One European country is beginning a major test of telemedicine and remote monitoring, while another is moving ahead with plans to expand two pilots nationally. IBM last week launched Secure Living, a... Read more...
'Smart clothes' let patients leave the hospital sooner
Get ready for yet another acronym in healthcare: PPU, short for portable patient unit. That's the name for a device that captures vital signs and other readings from sensors embedded into lightweight... Read more...
| Press ReleasesStudy: Women’s Mortality Rates at U.S. Hospitals Differ from Men’sTop-Rated Hospitals for Women’s Care Identified on HealthGrades.com, Have 41% Lower Mortality GOLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Women and men experience different outcomes at U.S. hospitals for the Read more >> |
