"This book explores how the use of mobile devices by health care professionals (HCPs) has transformed many aspects of clinical practice. It also explores how mobile devices and apps provide many benefits for HCPs, perhaps most significantly increased access to point-of-care tools, which has been...

This book addresses the main issues, challenges, opportunities, and trends related to the cutting-edge fields of online health and medical study. This compilation disseminates the latest findings in this growing area of research in order to transform, both socially and technologically, the way...

1. Pervasive networks and ubiquitous monitoring for wellness monitoring in residential aged care / Leroy Lai Yu Chan, Branko George Celler, James Zhaonan Zhang, Nigel Hamilton Lovell -- 2. Smart homes to support elderly people : innovative technologies and social impacts / Arianna D'Ulizia,...

"This book provides explanations of concepts, processes and acronyms related to different areas, issues and trends in various areas of wireless technologies for ambient assisted living and healthcare, focusing on emerging wireless technologies and innovative wireless solutions for smart home...

A comprehensive overview of wireless body area networks (WBAN) / Nourchene Bradai, Lamia Chaari, Lotfi Kamoun -- An advanced and secure Symbian-based mobile approach for body sensor networks interaction / Orlando R. E. Pereira, João M. L. P. Caldeira, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues -- Pervasive...

"This book is a comprehensive collection of relevant research on technology and its developments of ICTs in healthcare and social services, focusing on the emerging trends in the social and healthcare sectors such as social networks, security of ICTs, and advisory services"--Provided by publisher.

This book brings together high quality concepts closely related to how knowledge management can be utilized in healthcare. It includes the methodologies, systems, and approaches needed to create and manage knowledge in various types of healthcare organizations. Furthermore, it has a global...

"This book provides an extensive and rich compilation of international research, discussing the use, adoption, design, and diffusion of information communication technologies (ICTs) in healthcare, including the role of ICTs in the future of healthcare delivery; access, quality, and value of...

The Concept of Knowledge Media / Katarina Stanoevska-Slabeva -- Experience with a Functional-Logic Multi-Agent Architecture for Medical Problem Solving / Giordano Lanzola, Harold Boley -- Cross-Fertilizing Logic Programming and XML for Knowledge Representation / Harold Boley -- Four Different...

Strategies for healthcare information systems -- Experiences in SIS implementation in UK healthcare -- Technology-based marketing in the healthcare industry -- The use of artificial intelligence techniques and applications in the medical domain -- An intelligent data mining system to detect...