Internet and Audiology: A Review of the First International Meeting

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Andersson ◽  
Thomas Lunner ◽  
Ariane Laplante-Lévesque ◽  
Jill E. Preminger
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Short Description ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
International Meeting ◽  
Second International

Purpose The purpose of this research forum article is to describe the impetus for holding the First International Meeting on Internet and Audiology (October 2014) and to introduce the special research forum that arose from the meeting. Method The rationale for the First International Meeting on Internet and Audiology is described. This is followed by a short description of the research sections and articles appearing in the special issue. Six articles consider the process of health care delivery over the Internet; this includes health care specific to hearing, tinnitus, and balance. Four articles discuss the development of effective Internet-based treatment programs. Six articles describe and evaluate Internet-based interventions specific to adult hearing aid users. Conclusion The fledgling field of Internet and audiology is remarkably broad. The Second International Meeting on Internet and Audiology ocurred in September 2015.

scholarly journals The Internet of Things: Impact and Implications for Health Care Delivery (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaimon T Kelly ◽  
Katrina L Campbell ◽  
Enying Gong ◽  
Paul Scuffham
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
The Internet Of Things

UNSTRUCTURED The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of wireless, interrelated, and connected digital devices that can collect, send, and store data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. The IoT promises many benefits to streamlining and enhancing health care delivery to proactively predict health issues and diagnose, treat, and monitor patients both in and out of the hospital. Worldwide, government leaders and decision makers are implementing policies to deliver health care services using technology and more so in response to the novel COVID-19 pandemic. It is now becoming increasingly important to understand how established and emerging IoT technologies can support health systems to deliver safe and effective care. The aim of this viewpoint paper is to provide an overview of the current IoT technology in health care, outline how IoT devices are improving health service delivery, and outline how IoT technology can affect and disrupt global health care in the next decade. The potential of IoT-based health care is expanded upon to theorize how IoT can improve the accessibility of preventative public health services and transition our current secondary and tertiary health care to be a more proactive, continuous, and coordinated system. Finally, this paper will deal with the potential issues that IoT-based health care generates, barriers to market adoption from health care professionals and patients alike, confidence and acceptability, privacy and security, interoperability, standardization and remuneration, data storage, and control and ownership. Corresponding enablers of IoT in current health care will rely on policy support, cybersecurity-focused guidelines, careful strategic planning, and transparent policies within health care organizations. IoT-based health care has great potential to improve the efficiency of the health system and improve population health.

scholarly journals Identifying and Prioritizing Diseases Important for Detection in Adult Hearing Health Care

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha J. Kleindienst ◽  
Sumitrajit Dhar ◽  
Donald W. Nielsen ◽  
James W. Griffith ◽  
Larry B. Lundy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Delivery Systems ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Hearing Aid Fitting ◽  
Hearing Health ◽  
Alternative Detection ◽  
Health Care Delivery Systems

Purpose The purpose of this research note is to identify and prioritize diseases important for detection in adult hearing health care delivery systems. Method Through literature review and expert consultation, the authors identified 195 diseases likely to occur in adults complaining of hearing loss. Five neurotologists rated the importance of disease on 3 dimensions related to the necessity of detection prior to adult hearing aid fitting. Results Ratings of adverse health consequences, diagnostic difficulty, and presence of nonotologic symptoms associated with these diseases resulted in the identification of 104 diseases potentially important for detection prior to adult hearing aid fitting. Conclusions Current and evolving health care delivery systems, including direct-to-consumer sales, involve inconsistent means of disease detection vigilance prior to device fitting. The first steps in determining the safety of these different delivery methods are to identify and prioritize which diseases present the greatest risk for poor health outcomes and, thus, should be detected in hearing health care delivery systems. Here the authors have developed a novel multidimensional rating system to rank disease importance. The rankings can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of alternative detection methods and to inform public health policy. The authors are currently using this information to validate a consumer questionnaire designed to accurately identify when pre- fitting medical evaluations should be required for hearing aid patients.

scholarly journals The Internet of Things: Impact and Implications for Health Care Delivery

10.2196/20135 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. e20135
Author(s):  
Jaimon T Kelly ◽  
Katrina L Campbell ◽  
Enying Gong ◽  
Paul Scuffham
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of wireless, interrelated, and connected digital devices that can collect, send, and store data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. The IoT promises many benefits to streamlining and enhancing health care delivery to proactively predict health issues and diagnose, treat, and monitor patients both in and out of the hospital. Worldwide, government leaders and decision makers are implementing policies to deliver health care services using technology and more so in response to the novel COVID-19 pandemic. It is now becoming increasingly important to understand how established and emerging IoT technologies can support health systems to deliver safe and effective care. The aim of this viewpoint paper is to provide an overview of the current IoT technology in health care, outline how IoT devices are improving health service delivery, and outline how IoT technology can affect and disrupt global health care in the next decade. The potential of IoT-based health care is expanded upon to theorize how IoT can improve the accessibility of preventative public health services and transition our current secondary and tertiary health care to be a more proactive, continuous, and coordinated system. Finally, this paper will deal with the potential issues that IoT-based health care generates, barriers to market adoption from health care professionals and patients alike, confidence and acceptability, privacy and security, interoperability, standardization and remuneration, data storage, and control and ownership. Corresponding enablers of IoT in current health care will rely on policy support, cybersecurity-focused guidelines, careful strategic planning, and transparent policies within health care organizations. IoT-based health care has great potential to improve the efficiency of the health system and improve population health.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF AI IN INTERNET OF MEDICAL THINGS FOR HEALTH CARE DELIVERY

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
NEETA NATHANI ◽  
Zohaib Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Internet Of Medical Things ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of wireless, interconnected, and networked digital devices that can gather, send, and store data without the need for human or computer interaction. The Internet of Things has a lot of promise for expediting and improving health care delivery by proactively predicting health issues and diagnosing, treating, and monitoring patients both in and out of the hospital. Understanding how established and emerging IoT technologies may help health systems deliver safe and effective treatment is becoming increasingly critical. The purpose of this viewpoint paper is to present an overview of existing IoT technology in health care, as well as to describe how IoT devices are improving health service delivery and how IoT technology can alter and disrupt global healthcare in the next decade. The promise of IoT-based health care is explored further to theorize how IoT can increase access to preventative public health services and help us migrate from our existing secondary and tertiary health care systems to a more proactive, continuous, and integrated approach. The intersection of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) for patient monitoring and chronic care management and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more promising than ever as the adoption of telemedicine continues to grow dramatically. Connected devices generate huge volumes of data based on real-time measurements of patient vitals, which is delivered to cloud-based applications that are monitored by medical specialists in virtual contact centres. The policy is applied per-patient, and healthcare providers receive warnings and messages when a patient's heart rate, oxygen level, glucose level, blood pressure, or other measurement reaches a set threshold. Depending on the sort of telemedicine and telehealth platforms in use, this data is tracked and acted upon by specialists who monitor many patients for many different practices, and in other circumstances, this data is sent directly to the provider. AI in healthcare, as well as other crucial technologies are essential for resolving the issue and producing future prosperity.

Health Care Delivery in a Diverse Society: A National Emergency-An Introduction to the Special Issue

1996 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Rafael Art. Javier ◽  
William G. Herron ◽  
Andrea Bergman ◽  
Elizabeth Brondolo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Diverse Society ◽  
National Emergency
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