Telemedicine Technologies Information Technologies in Medicine and Digital Health 2nd Edition by Bernard Fong,Fong 9781119575771 111957577X

1 Introduction

1.1 Information Technology and Healthcare Professionals

1.2 Providing Healthcare to Patients

1.3 Healthcare Informatics Developments

1.4 Different Definitions of Telemedicine

1.5 The Growth of E‐health to M‐health

1.6 The Connected World Between Human and Devices

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2 Communication Networks and Services

2.1 The Basics of Wireless Communications

2.2 Types of Wireless Networks

2.3 M‐health and Telemedicine Applications

2.4 The Outdoor Operating Environment

2.5 RFID in Telemedicine

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3 Information and Communications Technology in Health Monitoring

3.1 Body Area Networks

3.2 Emergency Rescue

3.3 Remote Recovery

3.4 Smart Hospital

3.5 General Health Assessments

3.6 Multisensory Stimulation for Aging Care

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4 Data Analytics and Medical Information Processing

4.1 Noninvasive Health Data Collection

4.2 Biosignal Transmission and Processing

4.3 Patient Records and Data Mining Applications

4.4 Knowledge Management for Clinical Applications

4.5 Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Digital Health

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5 Wireless Telemedicine System Deployment

5.1 Planning and Deployment Considerations

5.2 Scalability to Support Future Growth

5.3 Integration with Existing IT Infrastructure

5.4 Evaluating an IT Service and Solution Provider

5.5 Quality Assurance

5.6 IoT and Cloud Integration

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6 Safeguarding Medical Data and Privacy

6.1 Information Security Overview

6.2 Cryptography

6.3 Safeguarding Patient Medical History

6.4 Anonymous Data Collection and Processing

6.5 Biometric Security and Identification

6.6 Conclusion

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7 Information Technology in Alternative Medicine

7.1 Technology for Natural Healing and Preventive Care

7.2 Interactive Gaming for Healthcare

7.3 Consumer Electronics in Healthcare

7.4 Telehealth in General Healthcare and Fitness

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8 Digital Health for Community Care

8.1 Telecare

8.2 Safeguarding Senior Citizens and the Aging Population

8.3 Telemedicine in Physiotherapy

8.4 Healthcare Access for Rural Areas

8.5 Healthcare Technology and the Environment

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9 Wearable Healthcare

9.1 From Mobile to Wearable

9.2 Medical Devices Versus Consumer Electronics Gadgets

9.3 Connectivity

9.4 Enhancing Caring Efficiency

9.5 Wearable Physiotherapy

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10 Smart and Assistive Technologies

10.1 Affordability in Assistive Technologies

10.2 Smart Home Integration

10.3 Digital Health in Improving Treatment

10.4 Prognostics in Telemedicine

10.5 Clothing Technology in Telehealth

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11 Future Trends in Healthcare Technology

11.1 Haptic Sensing for Practitioners

11.2 Business Intelligence in Healthcare Prevention

11.3 Cross‐border Care: A Case Study of Syndromic Surveillance

11.4 5G‐based Wireless Telemedicine

11.5 The Future of Telemedicine and Information Technology for Everyone: From Newborn to Becoming a Medical Professional all the Way Through to Retirement