Wireless technologies for ambient assisted living and healthcare
Subtitle: systems and applications
By: Athina Lazakidou, Konstantinos Siassiakos and Konstantinos Ioannou, editors.
Contributors: Lazakidou, Athina A., 1975-; Siassiakos, Konstantinos M.; Ioannou, Konstantinos G., 1975-
Publisher: Medical Information Science Reference; IGI Global
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hershey, PA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781615208050
Subjects: Telecommunication in medicine; Medical care -- Data processing; Medical telematics; Wireless communication systems; Older people -- Long term care -- Information services; Life care communities -- Information services; Congregate housing -- Information services; Assisted Living Facilities -- trends; Information Systems; Aged; Computer Communication Networks; Delivery of Health Care; Electronic Health Records
Description: "This book provides explanations of concepts, processes and acronyms related to different areas, issues and trends in various areas of wireless technologies for ambient assisted living and healthcare, focusing on emerging wireless technologies and innovative wireless solutions for smart home environments"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A roadmap to the introduction of pervasive information systems in healthcare / Fotis Kitsios, Thanos Papadopoulos, and Spyros Angelopoulos; title: Role of data mining and knowledge discovery in managing telecommunication systems / Ibrahiem M.M. El Emary; title: Utilization of TETRA networks for health information transfer / Konstantinos Siassiakos, Konstantinos Ioannou, Athina Lazakidou; title: Application of computational intelligence techniques in managing wireless sensor networks / Ibrahiem M.M. El Emary; title: MESH wi-fi networks : architectures and measurements / M. Patiniotakis ... [et al.]; title: Performance of WiMAX networks / A. Rigas ... [et al.]; title: A wireless solution for elderly people assistance / Alessia D'Andrea ... [et al.]; title: Healthcare oriented smart house for elderly or disabled people : a case study / Nicholas S. Samaras, Costas Chaikalis, and Giorgios Siafakas; title: Management and challenges facing wireless sensor networks in telemedicine applications / Ibrahiem M.M. El Emary; title: Security challenges in smart home environment / Georgios Mantas, Dimitrios Lymberopoulos, Nikos Komninos; title: Interoperability concept in medical enterprises / Lamprini Kolovou, Dimitrios Lymberopoulos; title: A strategic approach to E-health interoperability using E-government frameworks / Thanos Papadopoulos, Spyros Angelopoulos, Fotis Kitsios.