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Non-telephone Healthcare: The Role of 4G and Emerging Mobile Systems for Future m-Health Systems

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Future Visions on Biomedicine and Bioinformatics 2

Part of the book series: Communications in Medical and Care Compunetics ((CMCC,volume 2))

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The next generation of “m-health technologies” is a new and evolving topic in the areas of telemedical and telecare systems. These technologies involve the exploitation of mobile telecommunication and multimedia technologies to provide better access to healthcare personnel on the move, by removing the key disadvantage of trailing wires in current systems. These technologies provide equal access to medical information and expert care by overcoming the boundaries of separation that exist today between different users of such medical information. A great benefit to all users will be a more efficient use of resources and far greater location independence. In this paper we will address some notes and future trends in these emerging areas and their applications for m-health systems. Especially we will discuss the role of 4G and emerging mobile systems for future m-health systems. The new technologies can make the remote medical monitoring, consulting, and health care more flexible and convenient. But, there are challenges for successful wireless telemedicine, which are addressed in this paper.

First published in Bos L, Laxminarayan S, Marsh A, editors. Medical and care compunetics. IOS Press; 2005. p. 1–4. ISBN: 978-1-58603-520-4.

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  1. Mobile Information and Network Technologies Research Centre, School of Computing and Information Systems, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2EE, UK

    R. Istepanian, N. Philip, X. H. Wang & S. Laxminarayan

  2. Biomedical Information Engineering, Institute of Rural Health, Idaho State University, 921 South 8th Street, Gravely Hall, Pocatello, ID, 83209, USA

    S. Laxminarayan

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    Lodewijk Bos

  2. , Head of KTP Unit, University of Westminster, Regent Street 309, London, W1B 2UW, United Kingdom

    Denis Carroll

  3. , Center for Information Assurance Educati, National Defense University, 300 5th Avenue SW, Marshall Hall, Washington, DC, 20319-5066, USA

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  4. VMW Solutions Ltd, Northlands Road 9, Hampshire, SO51 5RU, United Kingdom

    Andrew Marsh

  5. , Departamento de Ingenería de Systemas, University of Seville, Camino Descubrimientos s/n – Isla Cartuja, Sevilla, 41092, Spain

    Laura M. Roa

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Istepanian, R., Philip, N., Wang, X.H., Laxminarayan, S. (2010). Non-telephone Healthcare: The Role of 4G and Emerging Mobile Systems for Future m-Health Systems. In: Bos, L., Carroll, D., Kun, L., Marsh, A., Roa, L. (eds) Future Visions on Biomedicine and Bioinformatics 2. Communications in Medical and Care Compunetics, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/8754_2010_16

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