CMPC
1st International ICST Workshop on Connectivity, Mobility and Patients' Comfort
Editor(s): Niilo Saranummi, Ilkka Korhonen and Howard Wactlar- Publisher
- IEEE
- ISBN
- 978-963-9799-15-8
- Conference dates
- 30th Jan–5th Feb 2008
- Location
- Tampere, Finland
- Appeared in EUDL
- 29th Nov 2011
- Appears in
- IEEEXplore
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- Research Article in 1st International ICST Workshop on Connectivity, Mobility and Patients' Comfort
- Kalid Elmufti, Dasun Weerasinghe, M Rajarajan, Veselin Rakocevic, Sanowar Khan
- Abstract
- Remote monitoring is fundamental in eHealth and introducing mobile devices in the remote monitoring process can provide additional benefits to both patients and medical personnel. For mobile remote m…Remote monitoring is fundamental in eHealth and introducing mobile devices in the remote monitoring process can provide additional benefits to both patients and medical personnel. For mobile remote monitoring systems to be successful, however, the authentication process must be in place to prevent the misuse of the system. In this paper we analyse the use of timestamps in the authentication process, showing many advantages timestamps have over other authentication methods. The paper presents the design principles for timestamp based authentication protocols in remote monitoring systems and proposes a specific protocol to implement such a system.
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- Research Article in 1st International ICST Workshop on Connectivity, Mobility and Patients' Comfort
- Amiya K. Maji, Arpita Mukhoty, Arun K. Majumdar, Jayanta Mukhopadhyay, Shamik Sural, Soubhik Paul, Bandana Majumdar
- Abstract
- Security of Telemedicine applications is not often given adequate importance by the developers and healthcare administrators primarily to reduce cost. Though some security safeguards are employed by …Security of Telemedicine applications is not often given adequate importance by the developers and healthcare administrators primarily to reduce cost. Though some security safeguards are employed by these applications to comply with existing medical data security and privacy regulations, these are not adequate in today’s context. Moreover, in a web-based application environment not only the data but also the application itself is vulnerable to attackers. Keeping these concerns in mind, we present the design of a web-based, four-tier Telemedicine System named iMedik which is accessible over desktops as well as handheld devices. We have illustrated how the proposed system differs from existing three-tier web applications. The compliance status of the application with HIPAA Security Guidelines has also been noted. The security measures described in our approach look into the four-tier architecture from an attacker’s viewpoint and present a simple road map for developing secure e-health application with anywhere, anytime availability. Keywords
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- Research Article in 1st International ICST Workshop on Connectivity, Mobility and Patients' Comfort
- Masashi Sugano, Rieko Araki, Naomi Aiba
- Abstract
- In this study we examine the web-based ”Selflearning System for Preventing Lifestyle-related Disease” currently being developed by the National Institute of Health and Nutrition in order to determine…In this study we examine the web-based ”Selflearning System for Preventing Lifestyle-related Disease” currently being developed by the National Institute of Health and Nutrition in order to determine areas for improvement, making the system easier to use. College students of the national registered dietitian training course adopted the roles of learners and supporters in the system and we analyzed their system use history and obtained feedback concerning system use via a questionnaire. There were many requests for the ability to use the system through a mobile phone. Moreover, it became clear that the data input methods involving, for example, calorie acquisition, need to be simplified.
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- Research Article in 1st International ICST Workshop on Connectivity, Mobility and Patients' Comfort
- Yousef Jasemian
- Abstract
- the success of integration and adaptation of pervasive computing and telemedicine technology in healthcare depends on the patients’ compliance and trust to the introduced system. The aims of the pres…the success of integration and adaptation of pervasive computing and telemedicine technology in healthcare depends on the patients’ compliance and trust to the introduced system. The aims of the present paper are to investigate, verify and evaluate the elderly heart patients’ (EHP) compliance, trust and comfort in relation to a real-time wireless telemedicine system at home. A telemedicine system composed of a patient-unit, a GSM/GPRS network, a router, a data interpreter and a monitoring system was used. Twenty four non risky EHPs, aged (60±5) years were recruited. A week of continuous ECGs for each of the EHPs were recorded. The experiments were carried out while the EHPs were performing their every day’s activities. The EHPs’ compliance, trust and comfort was verified and evaluated by three questionnaires. In average, 52 % of the EHPs scored the user-friendly and usability of the system as reasonable. Only 16 % sought help from the healthcare personnel in respect with the application of the patient-unit. 76 % scored the reliability of the system as “reasonable” and 20 % as “only now and then”. It is concluded that the present system is reliable, functions with a clinically acceptable performance. The EHPs have expressed reasonable compliance and trust to the application of the system at home; however a number of the elderly were not satisfied with the weight and the user-interface of the ECG device.
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- Research Article in 1st International ICST Workshop on Connectivity, Mobility and Patients' Comfort
- Stefan Wagner
- Abstract
- Pervasive home care systems are needed to overcome the problems of an aging population in the western world. An overview of ongoing research at the Pervasive Healthcare Lab, Engineering College of Aa…Pervasive home care systems are needed to overcome the problems of an aging population in the western world. An overview of ongoing research at the Pervasive Healthcare Lab, Engineering College of Aarhus on this subject is given, presenting an infrastructure design connecting the various software and hardware projects currently being researched. The primary goal is the design of an open and easily extendible platform for existing and new home care products from multiple vendors. This includes physiological sensors as well as end-user applications, preferably free of vendor lock-in issues. The support of non-professional users, including relatives and neighbors is also a discussed.
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