Intel loves Granny

Sent over by Rainer this morning - here's how in home monitors could detect behavioural patterns + alert us to emergencies

Team Thoughts: What should we focus on?

Thoughts from today's meeting, on how to pick focus areas:

1. What areas present higher potential in business opportunities? The re-usable-ness of our output is a key indicator when picking focus areas.

2. Market Reports: R&D spendings? Where are people investing? what are the opportunities for the next 5 to 10 years.

3. Refined Reform Plan: what opportunities it presents? what does it mean for foreign players?

Chinese Style Fitness

I sent this out before to the studio but gotta post it again here :)

check this out:

http://www.thefitnessrepublicofchina.com/

China laying the foundations for medical tourism?

Can China market itself as a preferred destination for medical tourism? When competing with strong players such as singapore, thailand, Korea, where is China's edge?

http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2011-01/22/content_21797398.htm

China moves toward healthcare reform goals

$2.9 billion to spend on healthcare reform from 2009 to 2011

"One goal of China's healthcare reform is residents not needing to travel far for care."

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2011/02/09/China-moves-toward-healthcare-reform-goals/UPI-19471297228074/#ixzz1DuuGctoe

some history on china's healthcare reform:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_reform_in_the_People's_Republic_of_China

People or Profits?

An excellent article for thought - does china's healthcare system really need a Western style makeover? What's the perfect solution?

PS: can we add a twitter feed to this blog? easier for sharing links!

Stampede for healthcare?

What do you do when there just aren't enough doctors?

Find out here