| Wireless and mobile telemedicine has drawn attention from health care providers and recipients, governments, industry, and researchers. Th ough various practices have been exercised, the realization of telemedicine depends on advances in computing and networking techniques. In recent decades technological development in computing and networking has largely made the delivery of health services, including medical diagnosis and patient care, possible from a distance. Many funded projects have evaluated the use of communications technology in the implementation and performance of telemedicine activities, and examined the impact of telemedicine on medical care in terms of cost, quality, and access. Telemedicine has become a growing new interdisciplinary fi eld, which will eventually contribute to improving the quality of health care for everyone. However, successful implementation of this vision depends not only on innovative telemedicine applications but also networking and computing technical readiness. Furthermore, many ethical, social, and political problems arising in telemedicine need technical solutions.
Th is book studies computing and networking problems which arise from wireless and mobile telemedicine. It is a contribution of many prominent researchers working on the telemedicine fi eld around the world. Th e book is divided into six parts: patient care and monitoring, cardiology, diabetes, security and privacy in telemedicine, networking support, and opportunities and challenges, including 20 chapters on a wide range of topics associated with novel telemedicine applications and pertinent networking and computing techniques. Th e book will shed light on future research of these areas. Th is book will serve as a good reference for researchers to know the state of the art and to discover uncovered territory and develop new applications, especially from a networking and computing perspective. |
