The Role and Trend of Information and Communications Technology Towards a Pervasive Healthcare System

The Role and Trend of Information and Communications Technology Towards a Pervasive Healthcare System

Oluwadara J. Odeyinka, Opeyemi A. Ajibola, Michael C. Ndinechi
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/IJICTHD.20200701.oa1
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Abstract

Technological innovations have played a significant role in the modern healthcare system. However, with increasing rate of human population relative to the available medical personnel and facilities, a sudden outbreak of epidemic diseases and its resultant spread into a pandemic may pose a risk to the wellbeing of human populace. Thus, state-of-the-art innovations in communication engineering and technology is able to provide a support mechanism to healthcare domain. This paper analyzed pillars and paradigms in information and communications technology (ICT) deployable in the healthcare domain and estimates a compliance index based on the subset in which the ICT pillars and paradigms are decomposed. The analysis revealed that technological advances in the areas of robotics and internet of things (IoT) paradigm presented a potential support mechanism for healthcare domain. Finally, the paper concluded with insight into the implementation of these technologies and other supporting pillars and paradigms towards a pervasive healthcare system, enlisted recommendations, and future directions.
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Architecture Of A Typical Communication Engineering System

In communication engineering, there is a functional principle that ensured the transmission and reception of information at an acceptable degree of fidelity. The information source is coded, processed and transmitted through a channel to a signal/Information receiver where it would be decoded to obtain the original information. Figure 1 is a block diagram to illustrate the concept.

Figure 1.

Block diagram of information and communications system

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