Title :
A smart phone/tablet based mobile health care system for developing countries
Author :
Vaidya, Avinash S. ; Srinivas, M.B. ; Himabindu, P. ; Jumaxanova, Daria
Author_Institution :
BITS - Pilani, Hyderabad, India
Abstract :
Increasing cost of health care in developing countries is placing heavy financial burden on its populations. With the advent of mobile and tablet technologies however, it is possible to reduce this burden to some extent through tele-healthcare. In this paper, authors describe their effort to design portable diagnostic devices that can communicate to smart phones and tablets there by making tele-healthcare possible. A possible architecture of their model is presented and components thereof discussed.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; health care; mobile computing; patient diagnosis; smart phones; telemedicine; portable diagnostic devices; smart phone-tablet based mobile health care system; telehealthcare; Blood pressure; Electrocardiography; Heart rate; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Pressure measurement; Software;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Osaka
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610582