Future delivery of health care: Cybercare

A Health-IoT Platform Based on the Integration of Intelligent Packaging, Unobtrusive Bio-Sensor, and Intelligent Medicine Box

“…In-home healthcare and services can drastically reduce the total expenditure on medical care or treatment. Therefore, it is urgent in the near future for the healthcare industry to develop advanced and practical health-related technologies and services by leveraging information and communication technology (ICT), and apply them directly in the home environment [3]. In order to track the physical status of the elderly and in the meanwhile keep them healthy, the following two daily tasks are essential: 1) real-time monitoring and analyzing vital signs to early-detect or predict life-threatening adverse events, 2) checking whether they are following their prescribed treatment, including taking their prescribed medicine on time.…”

Computer Science: The Third Pillar of Medical Education

“…Examples include Cybercare, a proposed distributed network-based healthcare system that shifts the focus back to preventive care (Koop et al, 2008). Other technologies such as telemedicine, remote monitoring, and robotics for telesurgery/telemedicine can increase patient healthfulness, access to care, and systemic efficiency.…”

A user-centred approach to reducing sedentary behaviour

“…Before the 20 th century, medical care was given at home, with visits from family physicians. With the advancement in technology, rare and expensive resources, such as heavy technology and specialist equipment, had to be centralized in hospitals to make utilization effective [1]. However, with the life expectancy of adults in Great Britain increasing [2], so is the occurrence of illness, disability and the demand on hospitals.…”