DocumentCode
3091642
Title
Emerging Technologies for Healthcare
Author
Ilyas, Mohammad
Author_Institution
Coll. of Eng. & Comput. Sci., Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, FL
fYear
2008
fDate
18-20 Nov. 2008
Firstpage
15
Lastpage
18
Abstract
The paper discusses integrating of current and emerging technologies with healthcare. These technologies can be used for prevention of diseases, enhancing healthcare access, efficient and accurate diagnostics, effective healthcare delivery, rehabilitation, healthcare information management, improving quality of life at all ages and many other features. In this paper, we discuss several aspects of healthcare and technologies including: ldr development of products/devices for improving the quality of life of individuals with disabilities and help in their rehabilitation ldr development of products/processes that will allow remote monitoring of patients, remote diagnostics, provide a mechanism for healthcare professionals to collaborate in a distributed environment, and deliver treatment ldr using RFID and wireless sensor networks in tracking patients ldr developing methods, mechanisms, and processes, for preventing diseases and injuries for all age groups.
Keywords
biomedical telemetry; health care; patient diagnosis; patient rehabilitation; patient treatment; radiofrequency identification; wireless sensor networks; RFID; disease prevention; healthcare delivery; healthcare information management; rehabilitation; remote diagnostics; remote monitoring; wireless sensor networks; Collaboration; Diseases; Health information management; Injuries; Medical services; Medical treatment; Paper technology; Radiofrequency identification; Remote monitoring; Wireless sensor networks; Healthcare technologies; Quality of life; RFID; Sensor Networks; eHealth;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
High Capacity Optical Networks and Enabling Technologies, 2008. HONET 2008. International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Penang
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2960-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2961-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/HONET.2008.4810201
Filename
4810201
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