BACKGROUND Occupational sharps injuries are associated with transmission of bloodborne viruses to healthcare workers, including hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Similarly reuse of syringes in healthcare settings might transmit these infections between patients. The objective of this study was to systematically review the evidence about th...

Advances in wireless communication and mobile devices have increased the use of computer technologies in healthcare environments, making possible a wide range of efficient and powerful solutions. Ubiquitous computing concepts meet healthcare principles, enabling physicians to connect to and use healthcare systems almost anytime, anywhere, and by using any device. For years, medical activities s...

The development of wireless technology enabled smart home and mobile health systems are on the rise and the integration of these smart home technologies to support healthcare is acquiring an increasing global significance. Teleradiology systems and various other telemedicine devices are being integrated into smart home technologies and these devices produce healthcare images that need to be tra...

BACKGROUND The acquisition of needle-stick injuries (NSI) in a healthcare setting poses an occupational hazard of transmitting blood-borne pathogens from patients to healthcare workers (HCWs). The objective of this study was to systematically review the evidence about the efficacy and safety of using safety-engineered intravenous devices and safety-engineered phlebotomy devices by HCWs. METHO...

This paper proposed the Ubiquitous Healthcare System using context information for the personalized healthcare services in a home network environment. The context information is generated by location, health and home environment information collected from sensors/devices equipped in home. This system is designed on the Distributed Object Group Framework (DOGF) supporting the interfaces for invo...

Patients who are deaf and hard of hearing often find the American healthcare system to be inaccessible due to communication barriers. This article describes facilities' and providers' requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act to provide qualified interpreters and other assistive devices to patients who are deaf or hard of hearing. Removing communication barriers can protect healthc...

Information & communications Technology (ICT) have been increasingly important players in the healthcare industry. Use of ICT in healthcare started with monitoring devices such as heart rate sensors and alarms. Other computing and communication devices include pagers, networked monitoring stations, remote operation equipment and electronic patient records. An important theme, especially with re...

The miniaturization of electronic devices is leading to the creation of body-centric wireless communications (BCWCs), in which wireless devices are attached to the human body. In particular, personal healthcare is considered as the biggest potential application. In this paper, we propose a compact wearable dual-mode (on-body and off-body modes) antenna for personal healthcare systems. For on-bo...

This study provides a theoretical and empirical analysis to explain factors influencing the elder persons’ adoption of mobile healthcare devices. The proposed model was extended from two wellknown intention-based theories: the theory of reasoned action and the technology acceptance model. Other individual differences and technological characteristics factors were integrated. As a result, the pr...

Specialty polymerS Solvay’s high-performance plastics continue to find a wide variety of opportunities in the healthcare market. The demand for alternatives to metal continues to grow for instruments and devices, in addition to the tray systems that support them. Solvay offers the largest selection of high-performance polymers for the healthcare industry, which includes five unique chemistries....