The Role of Ubiquitous Computing in the Transformation of the Healthcare System

Currently, keeping the financial balance in health services has been a challenge for governments and private companies. Factors such as population aging, medical inflation and the lack of adherence to treatments raise costs and stimulate debates around the world on how to maintain systems’ budget vi...

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Autor principal: Moreira, Ana Lídia Corrêa da Silva
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Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: IntechOpen 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/77031
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Sumario:Currently, keeping the financial balance in health services has been a challenge for governments and private companies. Factors such as population aging, medical inflation and the lack of adherence to treatments raise costs and stimulate debates around the world on how to maintain systems’ budget viability. During the last decades, we could observe the phenomenon of computation needing less hardware, becoming more portable and migrating to our offices, pockets, clothing, and finally, to our body, thus allowing us to envision a range of solutions for these problems. The only way for society to offer such quality services and overcome these challenges is through the solutions that the convergence of new technologies brings to us now. The applications of ubiquitous computing have the potential to immensely benefit patients, managers and the society that finances the health system.
ISBN:978-1-83968-689-4
DOI:10.5772/intechopen.98303