Connected Health Apps and Devices: Implications for Healthcare Delivery

A Case for Ending Monolithic Apps for Connected Devices

Connected sensing devices, such as cameras, thermostats, in-home motion, door-window, energy, water sensors [1], collectively dubbed as the Internet of Things (IoT), are rapidly permeating our living environments [2], with an estimated 50 billion such devices in use by 2020 [8]. They enable a wide variety of applications spanning security, efficiency, healthcare, and others. Typically, these ap...

Connected Health: The Drive to Integrated Healthcare Delivery

Apps for Hearing Healthcare

The hearing healthcare scenario is rapidly evolving due to the pervasive use of m-Health solutions, in particular mobile apps. This brings along significant advantages and opportunities (e.g., accessibility, affordability, personalized healthcare, patient empowerment) as well as significant potential risks and threats (e.g., safety, misuse, quality issues, privacy). Our research aims at the ide...

Citation Apps for Mobile Devices

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the accuracy and functionality of a selection of basic Android and iOS apps for mobile devices designed to generate bibliographic citations. Design/methodology/approach – A number of inexpensive or free apps were installed on several different tablets and phones. Book citations in MLA and APA format were generated and evaluated for accuracy.

The tidal waves of connected health devices with healthcare applications: consequences on privacy and care management in European healthcare systems

BACKGROUND The market for Connected Health Devices (CHD) with healthcare applications is growing fast and should be worth several billion euros in turnover in the coming years. Their development will completely transform the organisation of our healthcare system, profoundly change the way patients are managed and revolutionizes disease prevention. MAIN BODY The CHD with healthcare application...