TeleMedCare News
Recent news events and company milestones include:
- Change of name from MedCare Systems to TeleMedCare
- Winner of the 2007 BioFirst Award from the NSW State Government
- Completion of trial of wirless technology in the home with Government (ITOL) funding
- Chubb Distribution agreement announced
- United Health PLC product licence agreement announced;
- Investment in MedCare Holdings announced;
- TeleMedCare supporting the University of New South Wales IT in Aged Care trial initiative;
- TeleMedCare supporting the Austin Area Health's trial into Telecare services;
- ACT Health, University of New South Wales and TeleMedCare collaborating with Austin Health to improve the clinical benefits of TeleTeleMedCare;
- IP agreement reached with Ventracor Ltd. for use of TeleMedCare' triaxial accclerometry technology/algorithms;
- NICTA and MedCare IP Pty Limited strike an agreement to advance each entity’s IP development;
- TeleMedCare showcases its technology at Lincoln University in England;
- First international orders being placed and met by TeleMedCare Pty Limited.
 14.01.2008
Name Change
As of 14th January 2008, MedCare Systems Pty. Ltd. will become TeleMedCare Pty. Ltd.. This will facilitate the internationalisation of the company with our UK and Australian companies now having the same name.
10.07.2007
Biofirst Award to TeleMedCare
New South Wales Minister for Science and Medical Research presents TeleMedCare with BioFirst Commercialisation Award for innovation in biotechnology. |
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09.07.2006
Wireless Telecare in the Home
The trialing of a wireless health application in the home has now been completed. This programme was fully supported by collaborative partners, Biomedical Systems Laboratory (UNSW), ACT Health: The Canberra Hospital and ITOL - managed by the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA).
Frail elderly and congestive heart failure patients from the ACT private and public health system, participated in the project, under ethics approvals granted by Canberra Hospital and UNSW. Reports on health messaging protocols and on the final trial summary are available.
The collaborating partners in this development acknowledge the support of DCITA and their staff in the deployment of the new devices.
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30.06.2006
As of 1st July 2006, TeleMedCare will be located at Unit 7, 6-8 Crewe Place, Rosebery, NSW 2018, Australia. See here for more contact details. The move was necessary to accommodate the new staff associated with MedCare System's rapid growth.
09.05.2006
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A redesign of the Medications and Management trolley for use in aged-in-place facilities was recently completed by our UK partner, TeleMedCare Ltd.. |
1.05.2006
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The GP (Primary Care Physician) Web interface is trialled in our UK partner's offices. |
10.04.2006
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TeleMedCare Ltd. UK finalise the fitout of their monitoring and response centre. |
1.03.2006
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A trial of the TeleMedCare multi-user system in five separate Residential Aged Care Facilities in three States has successfully concluded. The trial was funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health. Full details of trial findings can be supplied by contacting TeleMedCare. |
1.12.2005
TeleMedCare is pleased to announce that the final phase of its programme for testing wireless health applications in the home has commenced. This programme is fully supported by collaborative partners VitalCall (Chubb), Biomedical Systems Laboratory (UNSW), ACT Health: The Canberra Hospital and ITOL - managed by the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA).
TeleMedCare and its partners are now receiving data from patients that has been collected and transferred by wireless devices in their home. In an innovative approach, the collaborative partners have patients spread across two cities - Sydney and Canberra - with data being collected in one location. Patient care is coordinated according the information being collected by each device resulting in improved health outcomes. |
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21.11.2005
TeleMedCare had its official office opening. See the joint TeleMedCare University of New South Wales press release here. Here are some photos from the event.
01.09.2005
TeleMedCare moved to a new office suite in September. Located in Rosebery, it is near the Sydney CBD and the international airport. See here for more contact details.
John Fick, CEO of CTG with TeleMedCare Directors Prof Branko Celler, Prof Nigel Lovell and David Patterson
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MedCar Systems Directors Prof Branko Celler and A/Prof Marc Budge with State MP for Heffron, Ms Kristina Keneally
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Prof Branko Celler, Michael Beverley (Director, TeleMedCare UK), Dr Alex Zelinsky (Director CSIRO ICT Centre), Ross Pullan (Director, TeleMedCare UK)
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Dean Economou
(Domain Director Health and Media Smart Internet CRC), Dr Steven Duvall (Intel)
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Dr Gideon Caplan (POW Hospital) with John Lupton and Dr Jim Basilakis from TeleMedCare |
Phiilp Pearson (TeleMedCare Director and CEO of United Health in the UK) with Chubb Home Security / VitalCall Medical Monitoring Executives David Lewis and Roger Jowett |
11.07.2005 - 15.07.2005
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Members of the MedCare team including Branko Celler, Nigel Lovell, Marc Budge, Jim Basilakis and Hugh Garsden spent a week in Lincoln, UK with the official opening of the TeleMedCare Ltd. UK Offices. |
08.07.2005
TeleMedCare Pty Limited and United Health PLC have recently concluded an investment agreement that will ensure the rapid development of MedCare Sysetms both in Australia and the United Kingdom. Full details available here.
06.06.2005
TeleMedCare Pty Limited and United Health PLC have recently concluded a distribution agreement encompassing the United Kingdom. United has been granted rights to act as TeleMedCare' agent in the United Kingdom health sector dealing directly with government departments as well as private health service providers. Full details available here.
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