Transforming telemedicine through big data analytics
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2015-05-15
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In the Proceedings of 12th Annual Research Day, 2014 - Pace University
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A look at how big data is transforming telemedicine to provide better care by tapping into a larger source of patient information. Telemedicine will have a profound impact on patient care, increase access and quality, and represent an opportunity to keep health care costs down. Data generated by smart devices will enable the real-time monitoring of chronic diseases, allowing optimal dosage of drugs and improve patient outcomes
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Telemedicine refers to the use of modern telecommunication capabilities for medical information exchange between a care provider and patients in order to improve health outcome. Started out over forty years ago with the use of telecommunication technologies to extend hospital care to patients located in remote areas, telemedicine has spread rapidly and is now becoming integrated into the daily operations of hospital, specialty departments, home health agencies, and private physicians
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M Coakley, G Crocetti, P Dressner, W Kellum, T Lamin - arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.06967, 2015