Emerging technologies in healthcare
By: Suzanne Moss Richins
Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9781482262629; 9781482262636
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Technological innovations; Medical telematics; Telecommunication in medicine; Medical care; Medical innovations; Wireless communication systems in medical care
Description: This book provides detailed descriptions of the latest mobile health (mhealth) technologies. It outlines the role of mhealth for self-care and remote care and describes the differences among telemedicine, telehealth, and telecare. It justifies the use of mhealth technology for meeting regulatory standards of care and explains how analytics and social media are being used to improve the delivery of healthcare. It addresses healthcare reform and risk management in healthcare and concludes by discussing future directions for healthcare technologies.--
Notes: "A Productivity Press book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-151) and index.
Table of contents: title: Telehealth, telemedicine, and ehealth; title: The role of mhealth for self-care and remote care; title: Legislation and trends in emerging technologies; title: Intervention and diagnostic technology; title: Social media use in health; title: Healthcare reform and risk management in technology; title: Healthcare analytics use in population health; title: The future.