My Opinion: E-Care Is Ethical, Effective, and Economical Care

Eric Dishman I make it a general rule not to discuss Intel’s products in this blog, and in so doing, have erred on the side of rarely even mentioning our Intel® Health Guide. Which also means that I haven’t been able to share what our customers are learning as they adopt e-care (electronic care) or […]

My Opinion: E-Care Is Ethical, Effective, and Economical Care

The Bob Butler Tribute: Day 4 – When Caregivers Need Care

When Caregivers Need Care Mike Magee If you take a look at demographic trends, one thing is very clear: The old three-generation family – child, parent, grandparent – is rapidly giving way to a new model that can be four and even five generations deep. (1) Imagine a family that includes not only living great-grandparents, […]

Remembering Robert Butler: A Wake-Up Call

Eric Dishman Sometimes the death of someone you care about can be a slap in the face to take perspective on your own problems in life and to keep living that life to its fullest. When I saw last night on the news (see the New York Times write-up here) that Dr. Robert Butler, arguably the […]

Remembering Robert Butler: A Wake-Up Call

Testimony to Senate Aging Committee: National e-Care Plan Needed Now

Eric Dishman This week, almost 6 years to the day of giving similar testimony to the same Senate Special Subcommittee on Aging, I had the opportunity on behalf of theContinua Health Alliance (www.continuaalliance.org) to reflect on the persistent barriers that prevent the widespread implementation of telehealth, aging-in-place, and what Continua calls “e-care” (for “electronic care”) technologies. In this […]