About the Authors xi
Foreword xv
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xxi
Acronyms xxiii
1 Introduction to m-Health 1
1.1 Introduction, 1
1.2 The Concept of m-Health: The Beginnings, 2
1.3 Taxonomy of Telemedicine, Telehealth, e-Health, and m-Health, 5
1.4 m-Health and Digital Ubiquity, 9
1.5 The Paradigm Shift of Mobile Connectivity and m-Health Services, 12
1.6 Impact of m-Health on Cultural, Commercial, and Operational Changes, 16
1.7 Summary, 18
References, 18
2 Smart m-Health Sensing 23
2.1 Introduction, 23
2.2 Fundamentals of m-Health Sensing and a New Taxonomy, 24
2.3 Health and Wellness Monitoring Sensors, 26
2.4 Who is Monitored? 30
2.5 What is Monitored? 31
2.6 Wearable Sensors for m-Health Monitoring, 36
2.7 Wearable Fitness and Health-Tracking Devices, 45
2.8 Design Considerations for Wireless Health Sensing and Monitoring, 47
2.9 Diagnostic Sensors, 52
2.10 Prognostic and Treatment Sensors, 54
2.11 Assistive Sensors, 55
2.12 Summary, 55
References, 58
3 m-Health Computing: m-Health 2.0, Social Networks, Health Apps, Cloud, and Big Health Data 67
3.1 Introduction, 67
3.2 The Evolution of m-Health with Web 2.0 and Medicine 2.0: m-Health 2.0, 68
3.3 Mobile Health Applications (m-Health Apps), 76
3.4 Cloud Computing and m-Health, 90
3.5 m-Health and "Big Data", 101
3.6 Summary, 109
References, 110
4 m-Health and Mobile Communication Systems 119
4.1 Introduction, 119
4.2 Wireless Communications for m-Health: From "Unwired Health" to "4G-Health", 123
4.3 Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks for m-Health, 144
4.4 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) for m-Health, 147
4.5 Personal Area Networks (PAN) and Body Area Networks (BAN) for m-Health, 151
4.6 Machine-to-Machine Communications and Internet of Things, 166
4.7 Summary, 177
References, 179
5 m-Health Care Models and Applications 189
5.1 Introduction, 189
5.2 Mobile Phone m-Health Systems and Their Impact on Future Healthcare Services, 191
5.3 m-Health for Chronic Disease Management and Monitoring Applications, 200
5.4 Mobile Health for Other Healthcare Services, 229
5.5 Summary, 234
References, 237
6 m-Health and Global Healthcare 251
6.1 Introduction, 251
6.2 m-Health Technologies for Global Health, 254
6.3 Global m-Health Initiatives for the Developing World: Healthcare Challenges and Impacts, 260
6.4 Global m-Health for the Developing World: Barriers and Recommendations, 294
6.5 Summary, 309
References, 311
7 m-Health Ecosystems, Interoperability Standards, and Markets 323
7.1 Introduction, 323
7.2 m-Health Stakeholders and Ecosystems, 325
7.3 m-Health Interoperability and Standardization, 337
7.4 m-Health Markets and Business Models, 345
7.5 Summary, 351
References, 352
8 The Future of m-Health: Progress or Retrogression? 355
8.1 Introduction, 355
8.2 Future Trends of m-Health, 357
8.3 Challenges and Expectations: m-Health "Market" Versus "Science", 366
8.4 Future m-Health Scenarios, 370
8.5 Summary, 374
References, 375
Appendix 379
Index 381
