Rashvand, Habib F., Salcedo, V. Traver, Sanchez, E. Monton and Iliescu, Daciana (2008) Ubiquitous wireless telemedicine. IET Communications, Vol.2 (No.2). pp. 237-254. ISSN 1751-8628

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Abstract

A general overview of the emerging wireless and networking technologies and their use to promote the ultimate goal of global health by means of deployment of a telemedicine paradigm is discussed. To achieve this the authors conduct a state-of-the-art study of recent wireless and medical sensor technologies in conjunction with investigation of continuously growing pressures for a better healthcare service throughout the world triggered by the growing age population, social transformations. The study reveals that in spite of available superior technological solutions the services are mostly too expensive, mostly inadequate to respond to the growing demand. Then it proposes a flagship solution of making the best use of the next generation of 'wireless computing' for building a new harmonised healthcare infrastructure for which the authors need to encourage researchers in the development of an innovative media-independent ubiquitous wireless telemedicine system for more cost effective superior quality healthcare services.

Item Type:	Journal Item
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Engineering
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Telecommunication in medicine, Wireless communication systems, World health, Health care reform
Journal or Publication Title:	IET Communications
Publisher:	The Institution of Engineering and Technology
ISSN:	1751-8628
Date:	February 2008
Volume:	Vol.2
Number:	No.2
Number of Pages:	18
Page Range:	pp. 237-254
Identification Number:	10.1049/iet-com:20070361
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	Advanced Communication Systems Ltd. (Adcoms)
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/30270

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