Mobile Health Solutions for Biomedical Applications

Featuring contributors from 11 different countries, this book presents current work on mobile health applications and technologies and patient monitoring and wearable devices. The first section of the book presents case studies highlighting the successes and challenges of mobile health projects, with chapters on topics such as accessing an existing virtual electronic patient record with a secure wireless architecture, and mobile nutrition tracking for patient populations with low literacy skills. The second section presents research on wearable monitoring devices incorporating ambient displays, wireless networks, and mobile phones. The final section of the book focuses on context aware systems for use in mobile health applications, with work on topics such as patient consent and task distribution. The book will be of interest to healthcare providers and practitioners, as well as device and system developers and vendors. Olla is affiliated with Madonna University. Tan is affiliated with Wayne State University. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)