Computer Technology in Health
Monitoring health trough computer
A NEW device for patients to carry out their own health checks and send the information to a doctor has been developed in
a bid to cut hospital admissions.
The Telehealth system allows sufferers of long-term conditions to have their health monitored daily without needing to visit their GP surgery.
Now, health chiefs are aiming to roll the service out to more patients in an effort to prevent unplanned hospital visits.
The personal healthcare system works by installing a small computer in the patient’s home with high-speed broadband internet connection.
The patient takes readings of their blood pressure, oxygen levels and weight before entering the data into the computer and sending to their doctor.
The computer is also fitted with a webcam– enabling the patient to have a video consultation with their GP.
It was piloted in 30 homes across West Lothian, Midlothian and Edinburgh and is now being rolled out to 400 more patients.
a bid to cut hospital admissions.The Telehealth system allows sufferers of long-term conditions to have their health monitored daily without needing to visit their GP surgery.
Now, health chiefs are aiming to roll the service out to more patients in an effort to prevent unplanned hospital visits.
The personal healthcare system works by installing a small computer in the patient’s home with high-speed broadband internet connection.
The patient takes readings of their blood pressure, oxygen levels and weight before entering the data into the computer and sending to their doctor.
The computer is also fitted with a webcam– enabling the patient to have a video consultation with their GP.
It was piloted in 30 homes across West Lothian, Midlothian and Edinburgh and is now being rolled out to 400 more patients.
CompEd2009Xl: Solving Public Health
The widening economic gap between countries is paralleled by disparities in health outcomes. Computer technology has the potential to play an important role in the efforts to improve healthcare in poor settings. The useful application areas includes
electronic medical record systems, decision support, healthcare education, telemedicine, data gathering, and a wide range of communication systems. In this talk, research scientist Neal Lesh provides an overview of international health issues and outlines several potential computer technology applications for communities with severe resource limitations. CompEd2009xl:Computer technology in Education
Computers entered the medical arena on a small scale in the 1950s. Computers of this era were primarily employed by research labs to develop more sophisticated medical diagnostic equipment for the processing of signals and images. By the late 1950s, however, computer technology entered the hospital setting: a few progressive hospitals began to apply computer technology to patient information systems which required the digital captu
re of a large array of disparate information. The systems used for medical research differed dramatically from patient information systems in that they only required the application of well-defined, unchanging data sets. Conversely, patient information systems demanded more complex programming and more sophisticated technology that was not available until the late 1950s and 60s.
By the mid 1960s, the confluence of improved computing and communications technology, an increasing awareness of computer technology in the hospital sector, and congressional approval of federal funding for biomedical applications, made the development of patient information systems feasible for more institutions. While more institutions began to develop patient information systems, they were crude creations supported by monstrous mainframe computers and proprietary programming languages and hardware. Such systems could not manage large numbers of patient records over extended periods of time. By the late 1960s, integrated circuit computers and relational database applications allowed for more robust, flexible "modular" approaches to system design. These systems, while greatly improved, were still crude, ungainly and difficult to use
re of a large array of disparate information. The systems used for medical research differed dramatically from patient information systems in that they only required the application of well-defined, unchanging data sets. Conversely, patient information systems demanded more complex programming and more sophisticated technology that was not available until the late 1950s and 60s.By the mid 1960s, the confluence of improved computing and communications technology, an increasing awareness of computer technology in the hospital sector, and congressional approval of federal funding for biomedical applications, made the development of patient information systems feasible for more institutions. While more institutions began to develop patient information systems, they were crude creations supported by monstrous mainframe computers and proprietary programming languages and hardware. Such systems could not manage large numbers of patient records over extended periods of time. By the late 1960s, integrated circuit computers and relational database applications allowed for more robust, flexible "modular" approaches to system design. These systems, while greatly improved, were still crude, ungainly and difficult to use
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