02885nam a22001457a 4500020001800000082001600018100001800034245016700052260004500219300001100264505232600275650008902601700002702690700002202717  a9780470745694  a610.285 FON  aFong, Bernard  aTelemedicine Technologies :bInformation Technologies in Medicine and Telehealth /cBy (author)  Bernard Fong , By (author)  A. C. M. Fong , By (author)  C. K. Li  aNew York :bJohn Wiley & Sons Inc,c2010  a282 p.  aPreface Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Information Technology and Healthcare Professionals 1.2 Providing Healthcare to Patients 1.3 Health Informatics Developments 1.4 Different Definition of Telemedicine 1.5 Overview on Telemedicine 1.6 The Growth of The Internet: Information Flooding in E-Health Chapter 2 Communication Networks and Services 2.1 Wireless Communications Basics 2.2 Types of Wireless Networks 2.3 M-Health and Telemedicine Applications 2.4 The Outdoor Operating Environment 2.5 RFID in Healthcare Chapter 3 Wireless Technology in Patient Rescue and Monitoring 3.1 Body Area Network 3.2 Emergency Rescue 3.3 Remote Recovery 3.4 At the Hospital 3.5 General Health Assessments Chapter 4 Technologies in Medical Information Processing 4.1 Collecting Data from Patients 4.2 Bio-signal Transmission and Processing 4.3 Patient Records and Data Mining Applications 4.4 Knowledge Management for Clinical Applications 4.5 Electronic Drug Store Chapter 5 Wireless Telemedicine System Deployment 5.1 Planning and Deployment Considerations 5.2 Scalability to Support Future Growth 5.3 Integration with Existing IT Infrastructure 5.4 Evaluating IT Service and Solution Provider 5.5 Quality Measurement Chapter 6 Technologies for Safeguarding Medical Data and Privacy 6.1 Information Security Overview 6.2 Cryptography 6.3 Safeguarding Patient Medical History 6.4 Anonymous Data Collection and Processing 6.5 Biometric Security and Identification Chapter 7 Information Technology in Alternative Medicine 7.1 Technology for Natural Healing and Preventive Care 7.2 Interactive Gaming for Healthcare 7.3 Consumer Electronics in Healthcare 7.4 Telehealth in General Healthcare and Fitness Chapter 8 Caring for the Community 8.1 Telecare 8.2 Safeguarding the elderly and the ageing population 8.3 Telemedicine in Physiotherapy 8.4 Healthcare Access for Rural Areas 8.5 Healthcare Technology and the Environment Chapter 9 Future Trends in Healthcare Technology 9.1 Prognostics in Telemedicine 9.2 The Aging Population: Home Care for the Elderly 9.3 Clothing Technology and Healthcare 9.4 Haptic Sensing for Practitioners 9.5 The Future of Telemedicine and Information Technology for Everyone: From Newborn to Becoming a Medical Professional all the way through to Retirement Appendix Key features of major wireless network types  a Telemedicine    vGeneral PracticezCommunications Engineering / Telecommunications  aA. C. M. Fong [author]  aC. K. Li [author]