Introduction to Smart eHealth and eCare Technologies

Both the demographics and lack of resources in the health and well-being industry are increasingly forcing us to find alternative solutions for individualized health and social care. In an effort to address this issue, smart technologies present enormous potential in solving this challenge. This book strives to enhance communication and collaboration between technology and health and social care sectors. The reader will receive an extensive overview of the possibilities of various technologies in care sectors (including ICT, electronics, automation, and sensor technology) written by experts from various countries. It will prove extremely useful for engineers developing well-being related systems, software, or other devices that can be used by professionals working with people with specialist needs, well-being and health service providers, educators teaching related courses, and upper level undergraduate students and graduate student studying related topics. The technology focus of the book is widespread and addresses elderly care and hospitals, in addition to solutions for various user groups, devices, and technologies. Beyond serving as a resource for nurses and people working in care sector, the book is also meant to give guidelines for engineers developing person-centered systems by exploring the integration of these technologies into service systems.

• Enables decision makers to evaluate the impact of technology introduction on process efficiency, cost savings, and health and care quality improvements.
• Presents real-world implementations, case studies, and field trials.
• Contains contributions from experts in industry, the public sector, and academia.
• Provides an extensive overview of the current situation and future trends in well-being technology.

Preface
Editors
Contributors

Section I : Opportunities and Barriers of Smart Technology in Care
Chapter 1 : Smart eHealth and eCare Technology : What is that?
Chapter 2 : Drivers and Trends in Technology Deployment in Care Services
Chapter 3 : Approaches to Smart Technology Deployment in Care
Chapter 4 : IP Strategies in eHealth and eCare Sectors

Section II : ICT -Based Platforms and Technology Examples
Chapter 5 : Introduction to ICT-Based Service Platforms and Patient Record Systems
Chapter 6 : Data Acquisition, Validation, and Processing in Smart Home Environments
Chapter 7 : Machine Vision in Smart Health and Social Care
Chapter 8 : The Possibilities and Challenges of RFID-Based Passive Wireless Components in Healthcare Applications
Chapter 9 : Acoustic-Based Technologies for Ambient Assisted Living

Section III : Case Studies and Field Trials
Chapter 10 : Information and Communication Technology Support for Stroke Care : The Relevance Dilemma
Chapter 11 : INCA Software as a Service : Sustainably DeliveringCloud-Based Integrated Care
Chapter 12 : Computerized Systems for Remote Pain Monitoring : A Case Study of Ambulatory Postoperative Patients
Chapter 13 : Simple Rehabilitation Games for Special User Groups
Chapter 14 : Home.com : Living in a Digital Environment

Index