Pervasive Healthcare Services and Technologies for Memory Loss Diseases Support

2010 ◽  
pp. 119-127
Author(s):  
Mata Ilioudi ◽  
Dimitrios Karaiskos ◽  
Athina Lazakidou
Keyword(s):  
Independent Living ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Healthcare Applications ◽  
Pervasive Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Data ◽  
Elder Patients ◽  
Research Problems

With an increasingly mobile society and the worldwide deployment of mobile and wireless networks, the wireless infrastructure can support many current and emerging healthcare applications. This could fulfill the vision of “pervasive healthcare” or healthcare to anyone, anytime, and anywhere by removing locational, time and other restraints while increasing both the coverage and the quality. In this chapter the authors present applications and requirements of pervasive healthcare, wireless networking solutions and several important research problems. The pervasive healthcare applications include pervasive health monitoring, intelligent emergency management system, pervasive healthcare data access, and ubiquitous mobile telemedicine. On top of the valuable benefits new technologies enable the memory loss patients for independent living and also reduce the cost of family care-giving for memory loss and elder patients.

scholarly journals IoMT Platform for Pervasive Healthcare Data Aggregation, Processing, and Sharing Based on OneM2M and OpenEHR

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (19) ◽  
pp. 4283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús N. S. Rubí ◽  
Paulo R. L. Gondim
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Data Representation ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Pervasive Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Data ◽  
Content Sharing ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Processing Techniques

Pervasive healthcare services have undergone a great evolution in recent years. The technological development of communication networks, including the Internet, sensor networks, and M2M (Machine-to-Machine) have given rise to new architectures, applications, and standards related to addressing almost all current e-health challenges. Among the standards, the importance of OpenEHR has been recognized, since it enables the separation of medical semantics from data representation of electronic health records. However, it does not meet the requirements related to interoperability of e-health devices in M2M networks, or in the Internet of Things (IoT) scenarios. Moreover, the lack of interoperability hampers the application of new data-processing techniques, such as data mining and online analytical processing, due to the heterogeneity of the data and the sources. This article proposes an Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) platform for pervasive healthcare that ensures interoperability, quality of the detection process, and scalability in an M2M-based architecture, and provides functionalities for the processing of high volumes of data, knowledge extraction, and common healthcare services. The platform uses the semantics described in OpenEHR for both data quality evaluation and standardization of healthcare data stored by the association of IoMT devices and observations defined in OpenEHR. Moreover, it enables the application of big data techniques and online analytic processing (OLAP) through Hadoop Map/Reduce and content-sharing through fast healthcare interoperability resource (FHIR) application programming interfaces (APIs).

Survey of Cloud Computing in Healthcare Sector

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 337
Author(s):  
S. Karthiga Devi ◽  
B. Arputhamary
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Cloud Infrastructure ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Healthcare Data ◽  
Number Of Patients

Today the volume of healthcare data generated increased rapidly because of the number of patients in each hospital increasing.  These data are most important for decision making and delivering the best care for patients. Healthcare providers are now faced with collecting, managing, storing and securing huge amounts of sensitive protected health information. As a result, an increasing number of healthcare organizations are turning to cloud based services. Cloud computing offers a viable, secure alternative to premise based healthcare solutions. The infrastructure of Cloud is characterized by a high volume storage and a high throughput. The privacy and security are the two most important concerns in cloud-based healthcare services. Healthcare organization should have electronic medical records in order to use the cloud infrastructure. This paper surveys the challenges of cloud in healthcare and benefits of cloud techniques in health care industries.

Ambient Assisted Living Systems: The Scope of Research and Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Ashish D Patel ◽  
Jigarkumar H. Shah
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Living ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Aged Population ◽  
The People ◽  
Living Person

The aged population of the world is increasing by a large factor due to the availability of medical and other facilities. As the number grows rapidly, requirements of this segment of age (65+) are increasing rapidly as well as the percentage of aged persons living alone is also increasing with the same rate due to the inevitable socio-economic changes. This situation demands the solution of many problems like loneliness, chronic conditions, social interaction, transportation, day-to-day life and many more for independent living person. A large part of aged population may not be able to interact directly with new technologies. This sought some serious development towards the use of intelligent systems i.e. smart devices which helps the people with their inability to use the available as well future solutions. Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) is the answer to these problems. In this paper, issues related to AAL systems are studied. Study of challenges and limitations of this comparatively new field will help the designers to remove the barriers of AAL systems.

scholarly journals Regional medical practice variation in high-cost healthcare services

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Berger ◽  
Thomas Czypionka
Keyword(s):  
Medical Practice ◽  
Regional Variation ◽  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Practice Variation ◽  
District Level ◽  
Healthcare Data ◽  
Regional Medical ◽  
Mri Scans ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri

AbstractMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a popular yet cost-intensive diagnostic measure whose strengths compared to other medical imaging technologies have led to increased application. But the benefits of aggressive testing are doubtful. The comparatively high MRI usage in Austria in combination with substantial regional variation has hence become a concern for its policy makers. We use a set of routine healthcare data on outpatient MRI service consumption of Austrian patients between Q3-2015 and Q2-2016 on the district level to investigate the extent of medical practice variation in a two-step statistical analysis combining multivariate regression models and Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition. District-level MRI exam rates per 1.000 inhabitants range from 52.38 to 128.69. Controlling for a set of regional characteristics in a multivariate regression model, we identify payer autonomy in regulating access to MRI scans as the biggest contributor to regional variation. Nevertheless, the statistical decomposition highlights that more than 70% of the regional variation remains unexplained by differences between the observable district characteristics. In the absence of epidemiological explanations, the substantial regional medical practice variation calls the efficiency of resource deployment into question.

scholarly journals Design and Adoption of Low-Cost Point-of-Care Diagnostic Devices: Syrian Case

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 882
Author(s):  
M. Munzer Alseed ◽  
Hamzah Syed ◽  
Mehmet Cengiz Onbasli ◽  
Ali K. Yetisen ◽  
Savas Tasoglu
Keyword(s):  
Civil Wars ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Efficient Solutions ◽  
Humanitarian Crises ◽  
Technology Experience ◽  
The Cost

Civil wars produce immense humanitarian crises, causing millions of individuals to seek refuge in other countries. The rate of disease prevalence has inclined among the refugees, increasing the cost of healthcare. Complex medical conditions and high numbers of patients at healthcare centers overwhelm the healthcare system and delay diagnosis and treatment. Point-of-care (PoC) testing can provide efficient solutions to high equipment cost, late diagnosis, and low accessibility of healthcare services. However, the development of PoC devices in developing countries is challenged by several barriers. Such PoC devices may not be adopted due to prejudices about new technologies and the need for special training to use some of these devices. Here, we investigated the concerns of end users regarding PoC devices by surveying healthcare workers and doctors. The tendency to adopt PoC device changes is based on demographic factors such as work sector, education, and technology experience. The most apparent concern about PoC devices was issues regarding low accuracy, according to the surveyed clinicians.

Big Data and Big Data Analytics for Improved Healthcare Service and Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-51
Author(s):  
Pijush Kanti Dutta Pramanik ◽  
Saurabh Pal ◽  
Moutan Mukhopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Future Market ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Healthcare Data ◽  
Different Types

Like other fields, the healthcare sector has also been greatly impacted by big data. A huge volume of healthcare data and other related data are being continually generated from diverse sources. Tapping and analysing these data, suitably, would open up new avenues and opportunities for healthcare services. In view of that, this paper aims to present a systematic overview of big data and big data analytics, applicable to modern-day healthcare. Acknowledging the massive upsurge in healthcare data generation, various ‘V's, specific to healthcare big data, are identified. Different types of data analytics, applicable to healthcare, are discussed. Along with presenting the technological backbone of healthcare big data and analytics, the advantages and challenges of healthcare big data are meticulously explained. A brief report on the present and future market of healthcare big data and analytics is also presented. Besides, several applications and use cases are discussed with sufficient details.

Without IPv6, there is no digital transformation for healthcare

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Rosa M. Delgado
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Internet Protocol ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Fifth Generation ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Close Relationship

BACKGROUND: Originally, digital healthcare was created to support underserved and rural patients gain access to health services. Phones, devices, and computers need IP (Internet Protocol) addresses to connect to the Internet. OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to study the close relationship between the Internet and the transformation of healthcare services. METHODS: The current protocol in use is the Internet protocol version 4 (IPv4), whose number of Internet addresses has been globally exhausted. The Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) with 47 octillion unique addresses for every person on the planet has become the only option for sustainable growth and innovation. However, most of the worldwide industry is still in IPv4. In the era of Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Fifth Generation of Cellular Technology (5G), and Blockchain, there will be a massive need of IP addresses. For 2025, experts predict over 1.5 billion new IPv6 users which will continue to grow exponentially. RESULTS: Nations need to tackle the increasing industry requirements for IPv6 and telehealth adoption to benefit from the full IPv6 connectivity which is the key strategic advantage for the healthcare industry. CONCLUSION: The strategic potential that telehealth brings to the healthcare industry is widely appreciated. However, what are the implications of its expansion around the world? How can we prioritize the poorest and most vulnerable in society without new technologies?

scholarly journals Respectus Philologicus, 2009 Nr. 16 (21) A

2009 ◽  
pp. 1-238
Author(s):  
Gabija Bankauskaitė
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Literary Fiction ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Standard Language ◽  
Royal Court ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Verbal Metaphor ◽  
Scientific Life

CONTENTS I. DISCOURSE: THE RESEARCH PROBLEMS OF GENERATION, PERCEPTION AND IMPACTAgnieszka Miksza (Poland). The Politics of Reading and Writing. Jeanette Winterson’s Dialogue with Herself and the Reader... 11Olga Glebova (Poland). Recontextualisation as an Interpretive Strategy in Contemporary Novelistic Discourse ... 19Wojciech Majka (Poland).Understanding as Context for Disclosure ... 30Jurgita Vaičenonienė (Lithuania). Cultural Translation and Linguistic Metaphor: A Case Study of Verbal Metaphor Translation ... 38Regina Koženiauskienė (Lithuania). The Manipulation of Headlines: The Opposition of Text and Context... 50Erika Rimkutė, Neringa Pakalnytė (Lithuania). Topics and Linguistic Features of Social Advertisements...57Dovilė Vengalienė (Lithuania). The Cultural Aspects of Auto-Ironic Blends Referring to Lithuania and America in News Headlines ... 73Solveiga Sušinskienė (Lithuania). Nominalization as a Micro-Structural Item of English Scientific Discourse ...84 II. LITERARY FICTION: INTERPRETATION POSSIBILITIESUgnius Keturakis (Lithuania). Two Ways Leading to Modern National Culture: Vincas Kudirka and Jurgis Baltrušaitis... 93Marek Smoluk (Poland). The English Royal Court through the Eyes of Erasmus ... 105Ingrida Žindžiuvienė (Lithuania). Location and Space in Don Delillo’s Cosmopolis and Antanas Škėma’s Balta drobulė ... 112 III. CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH INTO LITHUANIAN LINGUISTICS: LINGUISTIC AND EXTRALINGUISTIC APPROACHESJonas Andrijauskas, Lina Bačiūnaitė-Lužinienė, Vytas Kriščiūnas (Lithuania). The Employment of New Technologies in Diachronic Toponymy ... 123Saulė Juzelėnienė, Giedrė Baranauskaitė (Lithuania). The Expression of Semantic Group of Movement in the Air in the Lithuanian and English Languages... 135Robertas Kudirka (Lithuania). The Formant Structure of the Accented Long and Short Vowels in the Lithuanian Standard Language... 141Jurga Kerevičienė (Lithuania). Dativus iudicantis in Lithuanian and its Equivalents in English ... 153Daiva Aliūkaitė (Lithuania). Accuracy of Standard Language Images: the Problem of Quasistandard... 160Nijolė Tuomienė (Lithuania). Declension of the ā- and iā Stem nouns in the Peripheral Ramaškonys Subdialect... 188Rima Bacevičiūtė (Lithuania). Tendencies and problems of instrumental analysis of sounds in lithuanian dialectology... 202 IV. SCIENTIFIC LIFE CHRONICLEBirutė Briaukienė (Lithuania). 110 Years to “Lietuviška gramatikėlė”...216Daiva Aliūkaitė, Gabija Bankauskaitė-Sereikienė (Lithuania). Young Linguists of the Lithuanian Language Gathering — a Part of Jubilee Events at VU KHF ...221 V. REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLICATION... 226VI. OUR AUTHORS... 234

scholarly journals IoT-Based Applications in Healthcare Devices

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Bikash Pradhan ◽  
Saugat Bhattacharyya ◽  
Kunal Pal
Keyword(s):  
Medical Devices ◽  
Healthcare Costs ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Healthcare Applications ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
Insight Into

The last decade has witnessed extensive research in the field of healthcare services and their technological upgradation. To be more specific, the Internet of Things (IoT) has shown potential application in connecting various medical devices, sensors, and healthcare professionals to provide quality medical services in a remote location. This has improved patient safety, reduced healthcare costs, enhanced the accessibility of healthcare services, and increased operational efficiency in the healthcare industry. The current study gives an up-to-date summary of the potential healthcare applications of IoT- (HIoT-) based technologies. Herein, the advancement of the application of the HIoT has been reported from the perspective of enabling technologies, healthcare services, and applications in solving various healthcare issues. Moreover, potential challenges and issues in the HIoT system are also discussed. In sum, the current study provides a comprehensive source of information regarding the different fields of application of HIoT intending to help future researchers, who have the interest to work and make advancements in the field to gain insight into the topic.

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