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One hundred patients with diabetes have signed up for a telemonitoring pilot spearheaded by HEALTHeLINK, the regional health information organization (RHIO) serving Western New York State. The nonprofit's innovative approach to telemonitoring could serve as a model for the rest of the nation, according to Todd Norris, Western New York Beacon Project Director.

Numera, a Seattle-based developer of health coaching solutions, is taking its telehealth talents across the pond.The company will be lending its NumeraNET solution to Appello, a collaborative telehealth project based in Camberley, Surrey, UK, that aims to improve care management and outcomes for those living at home with long-term health conditions.

A new Facebook application, developed in a Tel Aviv University (TAU) lab, is poised to serve as a better indicator of how infections spread among populations.

Hospital patients aren't always confined to their beds - nor are those beds always in the same place. To ensure those patients are always being monitored, Royal Philips Electronics has developed a wearable device designed to transmit real-time data to clinicians.