The ease of use is critical in the use of tele health services for the elderly.
As such, it is great to see more and more apps becoming available for idevices. Many of these are for specialists, but it does indicative the shift towards the availability of health apps on idevices. Very powerful when blended with wellness programs and apps on idevices
Saw the attached article today which I thought was worth sharing. Have a look at ow.ly/cZI4E
Over the many years servicing the aged care sector, we have found that the most successful deployments of technology is where the “building block deployment approach” is undertaken. That is, where each technology component interfaces with all other technology components across the entire RACF. The following schematic highlights some of these components
We have found that the key benefits of the technology building block approach are as follows
1. Easy to manage– Interconnected integrated network, where all technology can be managed centrally, and remotely.
2. One point of responsibility– Ability to integrate nurse call, PBX, data, voice, video, conferencing and presence ( Lync and other) and provides a single point of management
-Can include integrated building management, alarms, duress, messaging, WLAN
– Integrated consistent deployment model- Build once, deploy across all sites, deployment approach
3. Utilise low bandwidth ADSL and MPLS links– Network WAN optimisation to minimise issues with WAN ADSL/MPLS links
4. Future proof – Leverage industry standard components
5. Reduce costs – Deploy full managed for less than 1% of Operating Revenue
I would love to get feedback on what other organiations have found to work well
I have seen, and been involved in, much discussion with numerous Government agencies, my clients and vendors, about the ease of use and interoperability of devices affecting the take up of Tele health.
From these discussion and experiences, and the client deployments we are doing, our current view clearly is that ease of use and interoperability is critical for telehealth take up. Hopefully the following will assist those walking the same road, and re what solutions are available
– RACFs and hospitals– engagement of on site and remote/allied specialists is crtical. BYO device capability ( WLAN and BYO device management tools) and interoperable telehealth/ video conferencing platforms ( such as Vidyo) are essential. The good news is that these solutions are available, at realistic prices, and are being deployed. A good article today at http://www.itnews.com.au/News/310681,health-grapples-with-bring-your-own-device.aspx?eid=48&edate=20120802&utm_source=20120802&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=strategies_newsletter
– Community care – we believe that ipads play a critical role in both ease of use and interoperablility ( when used with solutions such as Vidyo). We believe that this can reduce the cost of an in home chronic disease management solution by about 75%. The following two scehmatics will give some usage scenarios
Many of my clients have been asking me for a good comparison between Apple ‘s new Lion OS and Microsoft’s proposed Windows 8 ( only two months now until release)
I have attached some links of the better comparisons that I have seen, that do not appear to be written by either of the respective vendors
See http://mashable.com/2012/07/29/mountain-lion-windows-8/ or http://www.itproportal.com/2012/07/31/mountain-lion-vs-windows-8-which-os-has-the-right-strategy/ or http://www.pcworld.com/article/252499/windows_8_vs_mountain_lion_which_os_succeeds_at_bringing_mobile_to_the_desktop.html
A video which is rather poor in production quality and views, but does show several features, can be seen at
I have read and heard much hype over the last few years about the Service Delivery Network( or SDN). My take on this is that it is essentially where hardware infrastructure is a commodity, and basically all network devices run via virtualized software clients.
We are seeing more and more virtual software solutions for environments where a hardware device use to be a necessity. Examples include PBXs ( Mitel’s virtual appliance) and WAN Optimisation( Silverpeak’s virtual appliance) plus the fact that most router/switch companies now offer virtual modules in their routers/ switches.
The real benefit is that SDNs are driving down the cost of provision of networks, as well as providing more options around redundancy.
As an example, SilverPeak, (who was recently awarded Number 1 WAN Optimisation technology by Info tech, as well as being in Gartner’s WAN Optimisation Leader’s Quadrant), have slashed the price of their virtual clients to the point where their recent pricing decreases suggests that WAN Optimisation is now a commodity product in commercial reach of all organizations.
For a video overview of a sample client, http://blog.silver-peak.com/largest-steel-fabricator-moves-data-fast-video
Implementing Clinical Care software in RACFs can have enormous pros, but can also require extensive training and cultural and business process change. Most medium size organizations(sub 1000 beds) typically do not have the in house skills (IT and otherwise) to cope with moving from a paper based to an IT based system.
We have just released a video showing the feedback from a few client deployments, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU_sD3JHqU0&feature=youtu.be
We have shown how a complete solution can yield immediate benefits, and have an OPEX of less than 1% of revenue, with expected revenue increases of greater than 1%. This gives the solution an almost immediate ROI and is cash flow positive.
See further blogs at https://johnoperkins.com/
This week’s Aged Care Technology Advisory Service looks ta the Top 10 Technologies shaping the future
For all those that have not seen it, see http://www.cio.com.au/slideshow/431201/pictures_10_technologies_shaping_future_it/?image=1 for CIO magazines InfoWorld’s top 10 technologies that are shaping the future.
Of particular interest is that Adobe is stopping flash, advancements in high speed level 1 storage, and client based hypervisors that provide enormous flexibility and provisioning for BYOD environments. The tools and ability to offer BYOD in almost all environments is becoming a reality.
It certainly is becoming the new world order driven by software applications, where infrastructure is becoming more and more of a commodity. Network appliances are being replaced by virtual appliances, whether they be PBX, firewalls, WAN optimisation etc etc devices. We have seen that these trends towards virtualised network appliances have proven improvements in price performance of around 60%.
The above link is a good summary which you can read in 5 minutes.
Silver-Peak WAN optimisation is a good example of a network appliance with proven price performance improvements of 60%. For more information, have a look at http://www.youtube.com/silverpeaksystems
I am very excited about the potential of idevices to dramatically reduce the cost of in home management of chronic diseases for the elderly.
With the ease of use of Apple idevices, and the relatively rapid adoption of idevices ( iphones and ipads) by the elderly, the idevice is enabling a reduction in the cost for in home care to the elderly.
I am seeing more Chronic Disease Management devices, such as blood glucose and heart monitoring devices, which have connected idevice apps, becoming available. Chronic disease lifestyle management i device apps are becoming more readily available, as are low cost web based management systems. For an example, see http://store.apple.com/us/product/H8974LL/A or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWn4GRVIrk0 or https://wellspace.alerehealthdemo.com
Please note my bias, as I am heavily involved in work Apple and Systems Integration Services as well as a working relationship with Alere.
With SilverPeak recently being awarded Number 1 WAN Optimisation technology by Info tech, and also being in Gartner’s WAN Optimisation Leader’s Quadrant, their recent pricing decrease suggests that WAN Optimisation is now a commodity product in commercial reach of all organisations.
For an overview of one of their clients, click here and watch this short video.
John Perkins 