Interesting video on Telehealth in the UK
http://www.hometelehealthltd.co.uk/Chorleywood.htm

The Mayo Clinic and the future of social media?

http://trajectory4brands.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/lee-aase-mayo-clinic-the-future-of-health-brands-and-social-media/

.Making Health Care Better

It really is about data and QI,
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/magazine/08Healthcare-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/google-health-adds-telehealth-services-mix

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fnews%2Fgoogle-health-adds-telehealth-services-mix&h=40d6796e40ede0c03ef6744b295202ca

Japan moves ahead with wireless health care?

http://mobihealthnews.com/4294/japan-points-to-wireless-healths-future/

Interesting use of Robotics in Telehealth

2 interesting links.
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/best-hospitals/2009/07/15/the-high-tech-hospital-of-the-future/photos/

http://www.methodisthealth.com/tmhs/newsItem.do?channelId=-1073829253&contentId=1073946287&contentType=NEWS_CONTENT_TYPE

Despite Wide Adoption, Little Evidence of eICU Impact on Intensive Care Cost/Quality

I am sure I know that some of our readers will disaagree with this , your thoughts?
While nearly 10 percent of U.S. hospital intensive care unit (ICU) beds use advanced telemonitoring--known as eICUs-- there has never been a systematic evaluation of how the innovative approach to caring for critically ill patients affects quality and costs, according to a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) published today as a Health Affairs Web Exclusive.
http://content.healthaffai rs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.28.5.w937