Title :
A feasibility study for the development of value added services for rural healthcare
Author :
Zalzala, Ali M. S. ; Adeshwar Raja, B. ; Prashar, Sanjeev ; Chia, Ser Ming
Author_Institution :
Community Tracks, USA
Abstract :
In an attempt to provide for the sustainability of a healthcare tracking and records management system implemented for rural communities, this paper conducts a field study on slum communities in India and proposes value-added-services system appropriate for such communities. The paper includes initial analysis and proposes ideas for value-added services.
Keywords :
health care; mobile computing; India; healthcare tracking and records management system; m-VAS; mobile technologies; rural healthcare; slum communities; value-added-services system; Communities; Government; Industries; Medical services; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Radiofrequency identification; health care; slum communities; sustainability; value added services;
Conference_Titel :
Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2401-1
DOI :
10.1109/GHTC.2013.6713699
