Improving access to healthcare in rural communities - IoT as part of the solution

AAL has benefitted tremendously from the near-ubiquity of powerful smartphones and very high data rates available over broadband and mobile networks. However, this is beyond the reach of many users. IoT systems offer the potential to extend some of the benefits to disadvantaged users. Such solutions...

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Published in3rd IET International Conference on Technologies for Active and Assisted Living (TechAAL 2019) p. 7
Main Authors Poyner, I.K, Sherratt, R.S
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Stevenage, UK IET 2019
The Institution of Engineering & Technology
Subjects
Broadband
Computer communications
Data security
Electronic devices
Information networks
Medical administration
Mobile radio systems
Mobile, ubiquitous and pervasive computing
Rural communities
Smartphones
Wireless networks
rural communities
personal health information
IoT systems
disadvantaged users
broadband networks
medical information systems
smart phones
mobile networks
Internet of Things
AAL
healthcare
mobile computing
communications
powerful smartphones
data privacy
near-ubiquity
high data rates
constrained user devices
health care
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Summary:AAL has benefitted tremendously from the near-ubiquity of powerful smartphones and very high data rates available over broadband and mobile networks. However, this is beyond the reach of many users. IoT systems offer the potential to extend some of the benefits to disadvantaged users. Such solutions will need to secure personal health information and provide a sufficient quality of service even when operating constrained user devices and communications.
ISBN:9781839530883
183953088X
DOI:10.1049/cp.2019.0104