Telemedicine and E-health services, policies, and applications [electronic resource] : advancements and developments / Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues, Isabel de la Torre Diez and Beatriz Sainz de Abajo, Editors.

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Publication details: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2012.Description: electronic texts (495 p.) : digital filesISBN:

9781466608894 (ebook)

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362.10285/4678 23

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R119.9 .T4495 2012e

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W 83.1

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1. System design and data fusion in body sensor networks / Kai Lin ... [et al.] -- 2. Body sensors and healthcare monitoring: design and optimization of a wireless communication protocol / Christos V. Verikoukis, Begonya Otal, Luis Alonso -- 3. Smart clothing for health care / Nuno M. Garcia ... [et al.] -- 4. Measuring specific absorption rate by using standard communications equipment / Diana Bri ... [et al.] -- 5. Overview of biomedical engineering / Ahmad Taher Azar -- 6. Critical concepts in m-health technology development: time, space, and mobility / Henrique M. G. Martins -- 7. mHealth: a passing fad or here to stay? / Elizabeth M. Borycki ... [et al.] -- 8. Evaluation of quality of context information in u-health smart homes / Jos�e Bringel Filho, Nazim Agoulmine -- 9. Designing the e-health message / Rupananda Misra, Barbara C. Wallace -- 10. Health systems for syndromic and epidemiological surveillance / D�ebora Helena Job ... [et al.] -- 11. Distributed monitoring and supervising system for e-health applications / Silviu Folea ... [et al.] -- 12. Overview of the most important open source software: analysis of the benefits of OpenMRS, OpenEMR, and VistA / Beatriz Sainz de Abajo ... [et al.] -- 13. RFID in e-health: technology, implementation, and security Issues / Peter J. Hawrylak ... [et al.] -- 14. Public health ICT based surveillance system / Josipa Kern ... [et al.] -- 15. Digital economy and innovative practices in healthcare services / Riccardo Spinelli, Clara Benevolo -- 16. Clinical-pull approach to telemedicine implementation policies using health informatics in the developing world / Maria J. Treurnicht, Liezl van Dyk -- 17. Bridging the abridged: the diffusion of telemedicine in Europe and China / Xiaohong W. Gao, Martin Loomes, Richard Comley.

Abstract: "By combining electronic communication and information technology with healthcare practices, e-health promises access to health information, diagnosis, treatment, and care to patients who may "enter" and interact with the system in new ways. Telemedicine and E-Health Services, Policies, and Applications: Advancements and Developments offers a comprehensive and integrated approach to telemedicine by collecting e-health experiences and applications from around the world and by exploring developments and trends in medical informatics. Researchers and professionals in health management, medicine, nursing, and medical informatics will find discussions of critical issues in the emerging field of e-health. The book also introduces innovative concepts and services at the leading edge of healthcare and information technology, which may enable a safer, higher quality, more equitable and sustainable health system"--Provided by publisher.

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"By combining electronic communication and information technology with healthcare practices, e-health promises access to health information, diagnosis, treatment, and care to patients who may "enter" and interact with the system in new ways. Telemedicine and E-Health Services, Policies, and Applications: Advancements and Developments offers a comprehensive and integrated approach to telemedicine by collecting e-health experiences and applications from around the world and by exploring developments and trends in medical informatics. Researchers and professionals in health management, medicine, nursing, and medical informatics will find discussions of critical issues in the emerging field of e-health. The book also introduces innovative concepts and services at the leading edge of healthcare and information technology, which may enable a safer, higher quality, more equitable and sustainable health system"--Provided by publisher.

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