Obsah:
  • About the Authors xi
  • Foreword xv
  • Preface xvii
  • Acknowledgments xxi
  • Acronyms xxiii
  • 1 Introduction to m-Health 1
  • 1.1 Introduction, 1
  • 1.2 The Concept of m-Health: The Beginnings, 2
  • 1.3 Taxonomy of Telemedicine, Telehealth, e-Health, and m-Health, 5
  • 1.4 m-Health and Digital Ubiquity, 9
  • 1.5 The Paradigm Shift of Mobile Connectivity and m-Health Services, 12
  • 1.6 Impact of m-Health on Cultural, Commercial, and Operational Changes, 16
  • 1.7 Summary, 18
  • References, 18
  • 2 Smart m-Health Sensing 23
  • 2.1 Introduction, 23
  • 2.2 Fundamentals of m-Health Sensing and a New Taxonomy, 24
  • 2.3 Health and Wellness Monitoring Sensors, 26
  • 2.4 Who is Monitored? 30
  • 2.5 What is Monitored? 31
  • 2.6 Wearable Sensors for m-Health Monitoring, 36
  • 2.7 Wearable Fitness and Health-Tracking Devices, 45
  • 2.8 Design Considerations for Wireless Health Sensing and Monitoring, 47
  • 2.9 Diagnostic Sensors, 52
  • 2.10 Prognostic and Treatment Sensors, 54
  • -2.11 Assistive Sensors, 55
  • 2.12 Summary, 55
  • References, 58
  • 3 m-Health Computing: m-Health 2.0, Social Networks, Health Apps, Cloud, and Big Health Data 67
  • 3.1 Introduction, 67
  • 3.2 The Evolution of m-Health with Web 2.0 and Medicine 2.0: m-Health 2.0, 68
  • 3.3 Mobile Health Applications (m-Health Apps), 76
  • 3.4 Cloud Computing and m-Health, 90
  • 3.5 m-Health and "Big Data", 101
  • 3.6 Summary, 109
  • References, 110
  • 4 m-Health and Mobile Communication Systems 119
  • 4.1 Introduction, 119
  • 4.2 Wireless Communications for m-Health: From "Unwired Health" to "4G-Health", 123
  • 4.3 Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks for m-Health, 144
  • 4.4 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) for m-Health, 147
  • 4.5 Personal Area Networks (PAN) and Body Area Networks (BAN) for m-Health, 151
  • 4.6 Machine-to-Machine Communications and Internet of Things, 166
  • 4.7 Summary, 177
  • References, 179
  • 5 m-Health Care Models and Applications 189
  • 5.1 Introduction, 189
  • -5.2 Mobile Phone m-Health Systems and Their Impact on Future Healthcare Services, 191.
  • 5.3 m-Health for Chronic Disease Management and Monitoring Applications, 200
  • 5.4 Mobile Health for Other Healthcare Services, 229
  • 5.5 Summary, 234
  • References, 237
  • 6 m-Health and Global Healthcare 251
  • 6.1 Introduction, 251
  • 6.2 m-Health Technologies for Global Health, 254
  • 6.3 Global m-Health Initiatives for the Developing World: Healthcare Challenges and Impacts, 260
  • 6.4 Global m-Health for the Developing World: Barriers and Recommendations, 294
  • 6.5 Summary, 309
  • References, 311
  • 7 m-Health Ecosystems, Interoperability Standards, and Markets 323
  • 7.1 Introduction, 323
  • 7.2 m-Health Stakeholders and Ecosystems, 325
  • 7.3 m-Health Interoperability and Standardization, 337
  • 7.4 m-Health Markets and Business Models, 345
  • 7.5 Summary, 351
  • References, 352
  • 8 The Future of m-Health: Progress or Retrogression? 355
  • 8.1 Introduction, 355
  • 8.2 Future Trends of m-Health, 357
  • 8.3 Challenges and Expectations: m-Health "Market" Versus "Science", 366
  • 8.4 Future m-Health Scenarios, 370
  • 8.5 Summary, 374
  • References, 375
  • Appendix 379
  • Index 381.