| It has become a real challenge for healthcare | | | | information and disseminates them according to |
| providers due to the increase in the population of | | | | the various stakeholders, wherein the |
| elderly people, which has resulted in various | | | | stakeholders includes doctors, health insurers and |
| chronic diseases. Health care industries are striving | | | | hospitals. |
| to meet this challenge due to the increased 300% | | | | The mobile device used here is a wireless |
| per capital spend over this. To overcome this | | | | lightweight device attached to the patient, which |
| some kind of processing and streamlining has to | | | | monitors the sign in real time at regular intervals. |
| be done using mobiles for treating the patients. | | | | The monitored readings are sent to the mobile |
| The "tele health care" market has been introduced | | | | phones via Bluetooth or WAN. The Bluetooth |
| to extend the healthcare beyond the walls of | | | | device is used because it provides easy and |
| hospitals. The system must provide a method to | | | | robust connectivity. The health care solution deals |
| monitor signs and transmit it to the hospital | | | | with the core technologies to build mobile |
| through a mobile device. A large variety of such | | | | infrastructure to translate elements of health |
| systems have started to immerge in the market. | | | | information architecture using secure mobile |
| Such systems are fitted according to the need | | | | information into a new architecture making use of |
| and orientation of the specific disease. Some of | | | | third generation mobile technology (3G |
| them are of generic type, which could be | | | | technology). |
| integrated with medical sensors acting as a mobile | | | | The benefit of this kind of system is that it is, |
| front end. Hardware and software manufacturers | | | | portable, easy to use. The readings taken are |
| play a major role in tele health care producing all | | | | very accurate. It simulates consultation; both |
| kind of systems ranging from stand alone | | | | objective and subjective matter is present. |
| Internet information system to highly integrated | | | | Patient information is generated for health |
| medical sensors. Tele health care system provides | | | | insurance and it is used for accessing the same |
| a new business opportunity to these | | | | .The mobile monitoring system is customized to |
| manufacturers. Mobile network operators show | | | | suit the individual needs of patients, along with |
| great interest in promoting tele health care | | | | which guaranteeing the best levels of accuracy, |
| system. | | | | integrity and security. Mobile phones when used as |
| The mobile health care system is made use in | | | | an access device offers critical healthcare with at |
| hospitals, public health care organization, health | | | | most availability. |
| insurance companies and in pharmaceutical | | | | What kind of expert healthcare would be provided |
| industries. The system combines network and | | | | to patients, which does not interrupt their daily |
| wave devices and hence instantaneously stores | | | | lifestyle after so much of cost, manpower and |
| the patient heath data. The tele heath care | | | | other implications are provided? Without any |
| system is unique because of the intelligent | | | | hesitation the answer to the above is mobile |
| application layer, which processes different | | | | health care system. |