Wireless Medical Blog

Health2.0 Device and service blurs the lines with telehealth

Health2.0 has several definitions, but at its core has been the use of web2.0 consumer techniques to deliver health services online. The techniques and tools of Facebook turned to patient communities, or the recommendations systems of Amazon used to assist in the selection of treatment. “liked Ventolin? why not try Serevent?” or “Patients rated your ...

iPhone and iPad applications for mobile health solved by OS 4.0?

iPhone and iPad Bluetooth wireless hardware accessories present an opportunity to enable health services, but will the release of iPhone OS 4.0 enable the applications to be built? iPhone OS 3.0 generated a lot of interest in medical applications. At the launch J&J Lifescan demonstrated a glucose meter sending data via Bluetooth to a diabetes ...

Successful Business models for mobile healthcare

Is mobile health just another name for Telemedicine or Telehealth.Mobile phones take a central role in all our communications today, and there is no reason to think that this will be different for healthcare. What is the role of Mobile phone manufacturers and cell phone network operators in the future of health services. Where mobile device manufacturers and network operators can generate revenue from health services? Traditional telehealth business offers limited direct revenue for the handset manufacturer or the network operator. So why get involved? and how might they drive business?

Read on for my analysis of the oportunities….