Telemedicine: Technology and Applications (mHealth, TeleHealth and eHealth)

Having now come of age, telemedicine has the potential of having a greater impact on the future of medicine than any other modality. Telemedicine, in the final analysis, brings reality to the vision of an enhanced accessibility of medical care and a global network of healthcare, which was not even imagined two decades ago. Today, the field of telemedicine has expanded rapidly and is likely to assume greater importance in healthcare delivery in the coming times.To address the developing trend of telemedicine applications in both urban and rural areas throughout the world, this book has been designed to discuss different technologies which are being applied in the field of telemedicine and their applications including advances in wireless technologies, the use of fibre optics in telecommunication, availability of broadband Internet, digital imaging technologies and compressed video techniques that have eliminated the problems of telemedicine and also reduced the cost. Starting with the basic hospital based telemedicine system and leading to mHealth, teleHealth and eHealth, the book covers as to how various physiological signals are acquired from the body, processed and used for monitoring the patients anywhere anytime.The book is primarily intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Instrumentation, Computer Science and Information Technology and Hospital Management and Nursing.Key FeaturesCovers all aspects of telemedicine technology, including medical devices, telecommunications, networking and interfacing techniquesProvides step-by-step coverage on how to set up a telemedicine centreIncludes broad application areas of telemedicineCovers essentials of telemedicine including mHealth, eHealth and teleHealthProvides abbreviations/acronyms and glossary of commonly used terms in telemedicine. Having now come of age, telemedicine has the potential of having a greater impact on the future of medicine than any other modality. Telemedicine, in the final analysis, brings reality to the vision of an enhanced accessibility of medical care and a global network of healthcare, which was not even imagined two decades ago. Today, the field of telemedicine has expanded rapidly and is likely to assume greater importance in healthcare delivery in the coming times.To address the developing trend of telemedicine applications in both urban and rural areas throughout the world, this book has been designed to discuss different technologies which are being applied in the field of telemedicine and their applications including advances in wireless technologies, the use of fibre optics in telecommunication, availability of broadband Internet, digital imaging technologies and compressed video techniques that have eliminated the problems of telemedicine and also reduced the cost. Starting with the basic hospital based telemedicine system and leading to mHealth, teleHealth and eHealth, the book covers as to how various physiological signals are acquired from the body, processed and used for monitoring the patients anywhere anytime.The book is primarily intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Instrumentation, Computer Science and Information Technology and Hospital Management and Nursing.Key FeaturesCovers all aspects of telemedicine technology, including medical devices, telecommunications, networking and interfacing techniquesProvides step-by-step coverage on how to set up a telemedicine centreIncludes broad application areas of telemedicineCovers essentials of telemedicine including mHealth, eHealth and teleHealthProvides abbreviations/acronyms and glossary of commonly used terms in telemedicine.

R.S. Khandpur, Ph.D., has been Director General, Centre for Electronics Design and Technology of India (Ministry of Information & Communication Technology), Government of India (1997-2002); Founder Director, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Mohali (1989-2002) and Scientist and Head, Medical Instruments Division, CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh (1965-1989). He steered the establishment of the Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala (2002-2014), a joint project of the Government of India and Government of Punjab almost from scratch and developed it as an international Science Centre. Besides, he has been on the Board of Governors of prestigious public sector organisations. The teaching of Medical Instrumentation as a distinct subject of study started for the first time in the country with the publication of Dr. Khandpur's unique book Electronic Instrumentation in Medical Practice in 1975. He has published 10 books in India and USA including Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation, which have gone into several reprints and have received excellent reviews. His outstanding contribution to the academic world has earned him `Distinguished Visiting Professorship' of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Indian National Academy of Engineering.