The present work deals with applications of smart health and telemedicine in diabetes mellitus. It is investigated whether, and for what reasons people suffering from type 2 diabetes are willing to measure their blood sugar levels on a regular basis with a technical device and to transmit these...

Die vorliegende Studie untersucht den Stand der Digitalisierung des deutschen Gesundheitssystems im internationalen Vergleich und entwickelt Empfehlungen für ihre weitere Gestaltung. Dafür werden die Entwicklung der Digitalisierung über die letzten beiden Jahrzehnte nachgezeichnet, Ursachen...

In this study, we focused on analysis of healthcare data exchange over the network. For the advance of broadband capability development, many governments expect online medical information exchange between medical institutions. Japanese government also has tried to deploy ICT in the healthcare...

We evaluate the effectiveness of sending text messages to pregnant women containing appointment reminders and suggestions for healthy behaviors during pregnancy. Receiving messages had an overall positive effect of 5 percent on the number of prenatal care visits attended. Moreover, for women who...

Das Potenzial der mit dem Paradigma 'Internet der Dinge' verbundenen Technologien und Infrastrukturen entwickelt sich schleichend aber dennoch rasant und unaufhaltsam. Die Entwicklungen zum Internet der Dinge eröffnen durchaus ambivalente Perspektiven: Den hohen wirtschaftlichen Potenzialen und...