Wireless Connected Health: Anytime, Anyone, Anywhere

Wireless Connected Health: Anytime, Anyone, Anywhere

Florie Brizel
ISBN13: 9781466661660|ISBN10: 1466661666|EISBN13: 9781466661677
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6166-0.ch017
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Brizel, Florie. "Wireless Connected Health: Anytime, Anyone, Anywhere." Interdisciplinary Mobile Media and Communications: Social, Political, and Economic Implications, edited by Xiaoge Xu, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 305-343. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6166-0.ch017

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Brizel, F. (2014). Wireless Connected Health: Anytime, Anyone, Anywhere. In X. Xu (Ed.), Interdisciplinary Mobile Media and Communications: Social, Political, and Economic Implications (pp. 305-343). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6166-0.ch017

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Brizel, Florie. "Wireless Connected Health: Anytime, Anyone, Anywhere." In Interdisciplinary Mobile Media and Communications: Social, Political, and Economic Implications, edited by Xiaoge Xu, 305-343. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6166-0.ch017

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Abstract

Wireless connected health is the most current, inclusive phrase to describe healthcare that incorporates wireless technologies and/or mobile devices. It represents one of the fastest growing sectors in the global mobile and wireless ecosystem, with extraordinary change occurring daily. According to the World Health Organization, 80 percent of people in greatest medical need live in low- to middle-income countries. Not enough has been written about how they will afford wireless connected health, or how it can bring positive benefits to patients everywhere with non-lethal chronic illnesses. It also remains to be seen whether people outside the healthcare industry, without any special interest in science, technology, medicine, or illness prevention, will adopt new and future behavior-changing connected health technologies. This chapter provides a current overview of the global health crises created by noncommunicable diseases, explains the evolution of the global wireless connected health sector, includes information about BRICS nations, and offers observations, insights, and recommendations from a socio-economic and political standpoint for responsible and effective future industry growth.

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