The system of "My health bank" including a software development kit (SDK). The public citizen could authorize trusted third-party app developers to access their medical records for creating value-added services or linking to other patient self-management tools. Image Credit: Wei-Lun Liang, Industrial Technology Research Institute.

Human attention to health has led to a continued increase in the value of medical industry. It is certain that the medical industry becomes an important industry in many developing countries. In order to improve the medical quality, the combination of medicine and high technology has become a very common state of modern medical systems. The application of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to the health and wellness sector is defined as smart healthcare (eHealth), including medical care, disease management, health management, public health surveillance, education and research.

This paper examines how we can use technology of eHealth for the modern medical system, and discusses the most important role ICT plays in it. We deeply explore how to effectively integrate modern medical with emerging technology, and desire emerging technologies trends can really help diversified medical systems to develop an effective business model.

Paper: W.-L. Liang and C.-T. Lin, “智慧醫療的應用趨勢與商業模式,” Bulletin of Electrical Engineering, no. 1, pp. 60-67, Jul. 2020.
DOI: 10.6949/KHCIEE.202007_(1).0006

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