m-Health

Robert S. H. Istepanian is an m-Health scientist and educator and is widely recognized as the first scientist to introduce the concept of 'm-Health'.  Professor Istepanian obtained his PhD from Loughborough University, UK in 1994. Since then he has held several senior academic and research posts in the UK and Canada, including visiting academic at Imperial College London, a professorship at Kingston University, London, and associate professorships in the Universities of Brunel and Portsmouth in the UK. He was also an associate professor in Ryerson University, Toronto and a Leverhulme visiting fellow at the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, in the University of Toronto’s Health Network. He has published more than 200 papers and books on mobile health and biomedical signal processing and communication systems.Bryan Woodward is now an Emeritus Professor of Loughborough University in England. Professor Woodward holds two UK doctorates, a PhD in physics from the University of London (Imperial College) and a DSc in electronic engineering from Loughborough University. He has coordinated a major m-Health project funded by the British Council’s UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), with the aim of using mobile communications to improve the monitoring of heart disease and diabetes, which are prevalent in both developed and developing countries. Prof. Woodward has published more than 60 academic journal papers and 120 international conference papers, as well as many articles for professional and popular magazines, and he has also done over 30 radio interviews.

• About the Authors xiForeword xvPreface xviiAcknowledgments xxiAcronyms xxiii1 Introduction to m-Health 11.1 Introduction 11.2 The Concept of m-Health: The Beginnings 21.3 Taxonomy of Telemedicine, Telehealth, e-Health, and m-Health 51.4 m-Health and Digital Ubiquity 91.5 The Paradigm Shift of Mobile Connectivity and m-Health Services 121.6 Impact of m-Health on Cultural, Commercial, and Operational Changes 161.7 Summary 18References 182 Smart m-Health Sensing 232.1 Introduction 232.2 Fundamentals of m-Health Sensing and a New Taxonomy 242.3 Health and Wellness Monitoring Sensors 262.4 Who is Monitored? 302.5 What is Monitored? 312.6 Wearable Sensors for m-Health Monitoring 362.7 Wearable Fitness and Health-Tracking Devices 452.8 Design Considerations for Wireless Health Sensing and Monitoring 472.9 Diagnostic Sensors 522.10 Prognostic and Treatment Sensors 542.11 Assistive Sensors 552.12 Summary 55References 583 m-Health Computing: m-Health 2.0, Social Networks, Health Apps, Cloud, and Big Health Data 673.1 Introduction 673.2 The Evolution of m-Health with Web 2.0 and Medicine 2.0: m-Health 2.0 683.3 Mobile Health Applications (m-Health Apps) 763.4 Cloud Computing and m-Health 903.5 m-Health and “Big Data” 1013.6 Summary 109References 1104 m-Health and Mobile Communication Systems 1194.1 Introduction 1194.2 Wireless Communications for m-Health: From “Unwired Health” to “4G-Health” 1234.3 Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks for m-Health 1444.4 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) for m-Health 1474.5 Personal Area Networks (PAN) and Body Area Networks (BAN) for m-Health 1514.6 Machine-to-Machine Communications and Internet of Things 1664.7 Summary 177References 1795 m-Health Care Models and Applications 1895.1 Introduction 1895.2 Mobile Phone m-Health Systems and Their Impact on Future Healthcare Services 1915.3 m-Health for Chronic Disease Management and Monitoring Applications 2005.4 Mobile Health for Other Healthcare Services 2295.5 Summary 234References 2376 m-Health and Global Healthcare 2516.1 Introduction 2516.2 m-Health Technologies for Global Health 2546.3 Global m-Health Initiatives for the Developing World: Healthcare Challenges and Impacts 2606.4 Global m-Health for the Developing World: Barriers and Recommendations 2946.5 Summary 309References 3117 m-Health Ecosystems, Interoperability Standards, and Markets 3237.1 Introduction 3237.2 m-Health Stakeholders and Ecosystems 3257.3 m-Health Interoperability and Standardization 3377.4 m-Health Markets and Business Models 3457.5 Summary 351References 3528 The Future of m-Health: Progress or Retrogression? 3558.1 Introduction 3558.2 Future Trends of m-Health 3578.3 Challenges and Expectations: m-Health “Market” Versus “Science” 3668.4 Future m-Health Scenarios 3708.5 Summary 374References 375Appendix 379Index 381

Two of the biggest technology breakthroughs of the 20th century have been mobile communication and the internet, improving accessibility to  information and services for everyone.  “M-Health” brings the best of these together to support more inclusive and connected healthcare in different ways around the world.The authors guide the readers through the recent origins of m-Health through to today`s examples, showing how m-Health is helping consumers and clinicians across a digital divide in healthcare. The book also illustrates how m-Health systems will help with illness prevention, health system productivity and more effective care for many years to come.Whether in the home or hospital, sports clinic or surgery, this book covers the entire field of m-health.    —Dr Mike Short CBE, Vice President, Telefónica A review from the MHealth Journal: http://mhealth.amegroups.com/article/view/14688/14870