The People vs The state of Illusion

I went and saw this amazing documentary last night, and highly advise you to do the same. There were so many things that I felt as a result of it, because it touched many areas of our life.  I think at the core of it all, is the understanding that it is not normal to feel stress, and that stress is probably one of the deadliest diseases out there, because the contamination doesn’t end in your thoughts- the impact is felt throughout your physical body, your emotions, and your bank account. We shave minutes, days, hours, years off of our lives and away from things that should nourish us, only to waste that time on giving to thoughts that are so corrupted, they literally eat away at who we are.

A wise mentor of mine once said, you are the books you read and the people you surround yourself with. In other words, your environment shapes you- and many times we forget that there is the inner AND outer environment to consider. I think that most people don’t want to admit that they shape their reality, because their reality isn’t what they would hope it to be. We all have the opportunity to change in a matter of seconds. Patterns are deep, and we have to really be committed to changing them in order to enjoy the benefits of a lasting permanent transformation.

http://www.thestateofillusion.com/

Posted by Dray Carson

The world market for Telehealth is set to exceed $1 billion by 2016

The world market for Telehealth is set to exceed $1 billion by 2016 and could jump to $6 billion in 2020, according to a new report, “The World Market for Telehealth – A Quantitative Market Assessment – 2011 Edition,” by InMedica, the medical electronics market research group within IMS Research, the leading independent provider of market research and consultancy to the global electronics industry.  “Many public healthcare systems now have targets to reduce both the number of hospital visits and the length of stay in hospital,” says Diane Wilkinson, Research Manager at InMedica. “This has led to a growing trend for healthcare to be managed outside the traditional hospital environment, and as a result, there is a growing trend for patients to be monitored in their home environment using Telehealth technologies once their treatment is complete.”

Home-monitoring is becoming increasingly relevant in the treatment of chronic diseases. For example, home monitoring of blood-pressure allows sufferers of hypertension to manage their condition better and monitor their progress. Home-use medical devices in Teleheatlh services, such as blood glucose meters, pulse oximeters, weight scales and peak flow meters are being deployed to monitor four main diseases – congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes and hypertension.

“By far the most established market for telehealth at present is the US, as evidenced by The Veteran’s Health Administration’s extensive home Telehealth service, which aims to have 92,000 patients enrolled on Telehealth services by 2012” Wilkinson adds. “There has also been some large-scale trial activity in Europe, most notably in the UK in 2010 and 2011, where PCTs have initiated some projects involving more than 2,000 patients”.

“What is apparent is the convergence of many different industries in this space, including Telehealth companies, device manufacturers, healthcare agencies, service providers and telecommunication companies to name but a few. With such interest from a wide range of investors and the need to minimize healthcare expenditure globally while managing the chronic disease epidemic, there is obvious motivation for the full acceptance of Telehealth from governments, physicians and patients alike.” Source; IMS

http://www.balkans.com/open-news.php?uniquenumber=119973

posted by: Dray Carson