Telemedicine Technologies

Foreword xi
 
Preface xiii
 
Acknowledgments xv
 
About the Book xvii
 
Book Overview xix
 
1 Introduction 1
 
1.1 Information Technology and Healthcare Professionals 1
 
1.2 Providing Healthcare to Patients 2
 
1.2.1 Technical Perspectives 4
 
1.2.2 Healthcare Providers 5
 
1.2.3 End Users 5
 
1.2.4 Authorities 6
 
1.3 Healthcare Informatics Developments 6
 
1.4 Different Definitions of Telemedicine 8
 
1.5 The Growth of E-health to M-health 11
 
1.5.1 Evolving from the Internet 11
 
1.5.2 Digital Health on the Move 12
 
1.5.3 Data is Sent as a Sequence of "Packets" 13
 
1.6 The Connected World Between Human and Devices 14
 
References 14
 
2 Communication Networks and Services 17
 
2.1 The Basics of Wireless Communications 17
 
2.1.1 Wired vs. Wireless 19
 
2.1.2 Conducting vs. Optical Cables 20
 
2.1.3 Data Transmission Speed 22
 
2.1.4 Electromagnetic Interference 23
 
2.1.5 Modulation 23
 
2.2 Types of Wireless Networks 24
 
2.2.1 Bluetooth 24
 
2.2.2 Infrared (IR) 25
 
2.2.3 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and Wi-Fi 25
 
2.2.4 ZigBee 26
 
2.2.5 Li-Fi 26
 
2.2.6 Cellular Networks 26
 
2.2.7 Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) 28
 
2.2.8 Satellite Networks 29
 
2.2.9 Licensed and Unlicensed Frequency Bands 29
 
2.3 M-health and Telemedicine Applications 29
 
2.4 The Outdoor Operating Environment 30
 
2.5 RFID in Telemedicine 35
 
References 38
 
3 Information and Communications Technology in Health Monitoring 41
 
3.1 Body Area Networks 42
 
3.2 Emergency Rescue 44
 
3.2.1 At the Scene 45
 
3.2.2 Smart Ambulance 47
 
3.2.3 Network Backbone 49
 
3.2.4 At the Hospital 50
 
3.2.5 The Authority 50
 
3.3 Remote Recovery

Bernard Fong is currently with Providence University, Taiwan. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of New South Wales in 1993 and 2005, respectively.
 
A. C. M. Fong is currently with Western Michigan University, USA. He graduated from Imperial College London and the University of Oxford, UK.
 
C. K. Li is currently with Alpha Positive Clinic, Hong Kong. He received his MSc degree from the University of London and PhD degree from the University of Westminster, UK.