Pervasive and smart technologies for healthcare
Subtitle: ubiquitous methodologies and tools
By: Antonio Coronato and Giuseppe De Pietro, editors.
Contributors: Coronato, Antonio, 1972-; De Pietro, Giuseppe, 1962-
Publisher: Medical Information Science Reference
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hershey, PA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781615207657
Subjects: Ubiquitous computing; Medical informatics; Biomedical Technology; Delivery of Health Care -- methods; Computing Methodologies; Medical Informatics Applications
Description: "This book reports several experiences concerning the application of pervasive computing technologies, methodologies and tools in healthcare"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pervasive networks and ubiquitous monitoring for wellness monitoring in residential aged care; title: Smart homes to support elderly people : innovative technologies and social impacts; title: Nursing home; title: Localization and monitoring of people with a near-field imaging system : boosting the elderly care; title: SMART : mobile patient monitoring in an emergency department; title: An investigation into the use of pervasive wireless technologies to support diabetes self-care; title: Pervasive process-based healthcare systems on a grid environment; title: Sensor networks security for pervasive healthcare; title: Trustworthiness of pervasive healthcare folders; title: Communication issues in pervasive healthcare systems and applications; title: Lessons from evaluating ubiquitous applications in support of hospital work; title: Model-driven prototyping support for pervasive healthcare applications; title: Designing pervasive health care applications in the home; title: TUM-AgeTech : a new framework for pervasive medical devices; title: Economic and organizational factors in the future of telemedicine and home care.