Mobile hospital: healthcare for anybody in anytime and anywhere

Author

Chen, Heng-Shuen ; Su, Mei-Ju ; Shyu, Fong-Ming ; Luh, Jer-Junn ; Hwang, Shiow-li ; Su, Syi ; Chen, Sao-jie ; Lai, Jin-Shin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Med. Informatics, Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan

fYear

2005

fDate

23-25 June 2005

Firstpage

144

Lastpage

149

Abstract

The development of wireless communication technology creates a mobile hospital that provides "e-link" between patients and medical personnel 24 hours a day and seven days a week. In this way, mobile hospital can provide a continuous and comprehensive healthcare for anybody, in any time and anywhere. Such communication pathway is capable and reliable not only in handing large amount of medical data such as vital signs or cardiac rhythm but also in transmitting voice, picture, and video in real time. Based on the information received, medical personnel could make necessary medical decisions and provide care instructions to the patient or the on-site care providers remotely and cost effectively.

Keywords

health care; medical computing; medical information systems; mobile communication; telemedicine; cardiac rhythm; e-link; healthcare; medical data; medical decision; mobile hospital; picture transmission; ubiquitous healthcare; video transmission; voice transmission; wireless communication technology; Aging; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical informatics; Computer science; Educational institutions; Hospitals; Medical services; Personnel; Remote monitoring; Senior citizens;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Enterprise networking and Computing in Healthcare Industry, 2005. HEALTHCOM 2005. Proceedings of 7th International Workshop on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8940-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HEALTH.2005.1500425

Filename

1500425