Towards the Systematic Development of Medical Networking Technology

Authors:
Oliver Faust;Ravindra Shetty;S. Vinitha Sree;Sripathi Acharya;Rajendra Acharya U.;E. Y. Ng;Chua Kok Poo;Jasjit Suri
Affiliations:
Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore, Singapore;Agent Technologies Software Private Limited Bangalore, Bangalore, India 560 034;School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore 639798;Dept of ECE, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, India;Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore, Singapore;School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore 639798;Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore, Singapore;Biomedical Technologies, Denver, USA and Idaho State University, Pocatello, USA
Venue:
Journal of Medical Systems
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Currently, there is a disparity in the availability of doctors between urban and rural areas of developing countries. Most experienced doctors and specialists, as well as advanced diagnostic technologies, are available in urban areas. People living in rural areas have less or sometimes even no access to affordable healthcare facilities. Increasing the number of doctors and charitable medical hospitals or deploying advanced medical technologies in these areas might not be economically feasible, especially in developing countries. We need to mobilize science and technology to master this complex, large scale problem in an objective, logical, and professional way. This can only be achieved with a collaborative effort where a team of experts works on both technical and non-technical aspects of this health care divide. In this paper we use a systems engineering framework to discuss hospital networks which might be solution for the problem. We argue that with the advancement in communication and networking technologies, economically middle class people and even some rural poor have access to internet and mobile communication systems. Thus, Hospital Digital Networking Technologies (HDNT), such as telemedicine, can be developed to utilize internet, mobile and satellite communication systems to connect primitive rural healthcare centers to well advanced modern urban setups and thereby provide better consultation and diagnostic care to the needy people. This paper describes requirements and limitations of the HDNTs. It also presents the features of telemedicine, the implementation issues and the application of wireless technologies in the field of medical networking.