Wireless continues wireline cannibalization: According to report from the CDC, preliminary results from the January-June 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that the number of American homes that only use mobile phones (no landlines) continues to increase. Some 22.7 percent of U.S. homes only used mobile phones during the first six months of 2009. That marks an increase of 2.5 percent over the same period in 2008. What's more, some 14.7 percent of homes with landlines receive all or nearly all calls on their mobiles. What does that mean for wireless health and remote monitoring? Maybe plain old telephony services aren't the best way to reach people for health-related surveys (chronic disease management check-up calls, included). More

Verizon getting healthy: Telephony Online put together a rather thorough report on the state of Verizon's healthcare businesses. More

Is Denmark leading the connected health trend? NYTimes investigates: "Now, however, he can go to the doctor without leaving home, using some simple medical devices and a notebook computer with a Web camera. He takes his own weekly medical readings, which are sent to his doctor via a Bluetooth connection and automatically logged into an electronic record." More

California turns to text messaging for H1N1 reminders: "With the H1N1 flu virus disproportionately striking younger people, the state Department of Public Health is looking to harness the popularity of cell phones and text messaging to make it easier for people to get vaccinated." More

Philips is spearheading a connected health program for the UK's NHS: "Patients in Newham, a deprived East London borough, are being monitored at home using diagnostic equipment linked via broadband internet connections to local hospitals and clinics. The Newham patients are able to test their own blood pressure or blood oxygen level and send the data in an electronic message to staff at the Primary Health Trust." More