Authors:
Po-Chou Liang
and
Paul Krause
Affiliation:
University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Keyword(s):
Cost-effectiveness, Healthcare, Telemonitoring, Vital Sign Monitoring, Fall Detection, Movement Pattern Monitoring, Smart Home, Internet of Things, Mobile Cloud Computing.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Biomedical Engineering
;
Cloud in Healthcare
;
Distributed and Mobile Software Systems
;
Health Engineering and Technology Applications
;
Health Information Systems
;
Home Care & Health Networks
;
Mobile Technologies
;
Mobile Technologies for Healthcare Applications
;
Neural Rehabilitation
;
Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics
;
Sensors-Based Applications
;
Software Engineering
;
Telemedicine
Abstract:
The importance of telehealthcare for elderly and out-patients has been widely recognized. However, the adoption rate of home healthcare telemonitoring remains low due to limited evidence for cost-effectiveness. Our core objective of this work is the cost-effective design of a real-time home healthcare telemonitoring system based on mobile cloud computing. A second objective is to develop a simulation environment for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of a telemonitoring system and exploring technology choices. We are at an early stage, yet the results so far have been encouraging. Whilst we may not be able to deliver a complete solution, the methodological contribution of test environment plus simulation models will enable us to put the evaluation of telehealth solutions prior to moving to full-scale trials on a more scientific basis.