Digital health : scaling healthcare to the world / Homero Rivas, Katarzyna Wac, editors.
Rivas, Homero, editor.; Wac, Katarzyna, editor.
2018
R858
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Title Digital health : scaling healthcare to the world / Homero Rivas, Katarzyna Wac, editors.
ISBN 9783319614465 (electronic book)
3319614460 (electronic book)
9783319614458
3319614452
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61446-5
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
Copyright ©2018
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-319-61446-5 doi
Call Number R858
Dewey Decimal Classification 610.285
Summary "This book presents a comprehensive state-of the-art approach to digital health technologies and practices within the broad confines of healthcare practices. It provides a canvas to discuss emerging digital health solutions, propelled by the ubiquitous availability of miniaturized, personalized devices and affordable, easy to use wearable sensors, and innovative technologies like 3D printing, virtual and augmented reality and driverless robots and vehicles including drones. One of the most significant promises the digital health solutions hold is to keep us healthier for longer, even with limited resources, while truly scaling the delivery of healthcare.Digital Health: Scaling Healthcare to the World addresses the emerging trends and enabling technologies contributing to technological advances in healthcare practice in the 21st Century. These areas include generic topics such as mobile health and telemedicine, as well as specific concepts such as social media for health, wearables and quantified-self trends. Also covered are the psychological models leveraged in design of solutions to persuade us to follow some recommended actions, then the design and educational facets of the proposed innovations, as well as ethics, privacy, security, and liability aspects influencing its acceptance. Furthermore, sections on economic aspects of the proposed innovations are included, analyzing the potential business models and entrepreneurship opportunities in the domain."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed January 12, 2018).
Added Author Rivas, Homero, editor.
Wac, Katarzyna, editor.
Series Health informatics.
Available in Other Form Print version: 9783319614458
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Introduction: Creating a case for Digital Health. Why this makes a lot of sense?
Mobile Health
Telemedicine
Social Media and On-line Communities of Patients and Providers
Informatics and Mass Data Analysis in Digital Health
Wearable Technologies in healthcare
The Quantified Self
3D Printing
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Drones in healthcare
Persuasion Technology and Behavioral Modification in Digital Health
BioDesign of Digital Health
Privacy and Security of Patient information in Digital Health
Law aspects of Digital Health
Entrepreneurship opportunities in Digital Health
Who will pay for Digital Health? The Investor Point of View
Education in Digital Health
Ethics and Digital Health
Future Directions of Digital Health and Final remarks.

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