Telemedicine Technologies: Information Technologies in Medicine and Telehealth

Wireless Telemedicine: Information Technologies in Medicine focuses on how medical information can be reliably transmitted through wireless communication networks. It explains how they can be optimized to carry medical information in various situations by utilizing readily available traditional wireless local area network (WLAN) and broadband wireless access (BWA) systems. This book addresses topics such as communication networks and services, patient monitoring, information processing, system deployment, data security and privacy, information technology in alternative medicine, multimedia and health informatics, and caring for the community.
·         Focuses on the transmission of medical information over wireless communication networks, and addresses topics such as communication networks and services, patient monitoring, information processing, system deployment, data security and privacy, and many others
·         Provides an in–depth introduction to the various factors that need to be considered for supporting healthcare services with information technology
·         Covers advancements in topics such as RFID in healthcare
·         Discusses medical signal processing as well as ECG and signal processing techniques
·        8;nbsp; Includes an accompanying website containing PowerPoint slides, technical questions and solutions for teaching/learning purposes