About the Authors xi <p>Foreword xv</p> <p>Preface xvii</p> <p>Acknowledgments xxi</p> <p>Acronyms xxiii</p> <p><b>1 Introduction to m-Health 1</b></p> <p>1.1 Introduction, 1</p> <p>1.2 The Concept of m-Health: The Beginnings, 2</p> <p>1.3 Taxonomy of Telemedicine, Telehealth, e-Health, and m-Health, 5</p> <p>1.4 m-Health and Digital Ubiquity, 9</p> <p>1.5 The Paradigm Shift of Mobile Connectivity and m-Health Services, 12</p> <p>1.6 Impact of m-Health on Cultural, Commercial, and Operational Changes, 16</p> <p>1.7 Summary, 18</p> <p>References, 18</p> <p><b>2 Smart m-Health Sensing 23</b></p> <p>2.1 Introduction, 23</p> <p>2.2 Fundamentals of m-Health Sensing and a New Taxonomy, 24</p> <p>2.3 Health and Wellness Monitoring Sensors, 26</p> <p>2.4 Who is Monitored? 30</p> <p>2.5 What is Monitored? 31</p> <p>2.6 Wearable Sensors for m-Health Monitoring, 36</p> <p>2.7 Wearable Fitness and Health-Tracking Devices, 45</p> <p>2.8 Design Considerations for Wireless Health Sensing and Monitoring, 47</p> <p>2.9 Diagnostic Sensors, 52</p> <p>2.10 Prognostic and Treatment Sensors, 54</p> <p>2.11 Assistive Sensors, 55</p> <p>2.12 Summary, 55</p> <p>References, 58</p> <p><b>3 m-Health Computing: m-Health 2.0, Social Networks, Health Apps, Cloud, and Big Health Data 67</b></p> <p>3.1 Introduction, 67</p> <p>3.2 The Evolution of m-Health with Web 2.0 and Medicine 2.0: m-Health 2.0, 68</p> <p>3.3 Mobile Health Applications (m-Health Apps), 76</p> <p>3.4 Cloud Computing and m-Health, 90</p> <p>3.5 m-Health and "Big Data", 101</p> <p>3.6 Summary, 109</p> <p>References, 110</p> <p><b>4 m-Health and Mobile Communication Systems 119</b></p> <p>4.1 Introduction, 119</p> <p>4.2 Wireless Communications for m-Health: From "Unwired Health" to "4G-Health", 123</p> <p>4.3 Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks for m-Health, 144</p> <p>4.4 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) for m-Health, 147</p> <p>4.5 Personal Area Networks (PAN) and Body Area Networks (BAN) for m-Health, 151</p> <p>4.6 Machine-to-Machine Communications and Internet of Things, 166</p> <p>4.7 Summary, 177</p> <p>References, 179</p> <p><b>5 m-Health Care Models and Applications 189</b></p> <p>5.1 Introduction, 189</p> <p>5.2 Mobile Phone m-Health Systems and Their Impact on Future Healthcare Services, 191</p> <p>5.3 m-Health for Chronic Disease Management and Monitoring Applications, 200</p> <p>5.4 Mobile Health for Other Healthcare Services, 229</p> <p>5.5 Summary, 234</p> <p>References, 237</p> <p><b>6 m-Health and Global Healthcare 251</b></p> <p>6.1 Introduction, 251</p> <p>6.2 m-Health Technologies for Global Health, 254</p> <p>6.3 Global m-Health Initiatives for the Developing World: Healthcare Challenges and Impacts, 260</p> <p>6.4 Global m-Health for the Developing World: Barriers and Recommendations, 294</p> <p>6.5 Summary, 309</p> <p>References, 311</p> <p><b>7 m-Health Ecosystems, Interoperability Standards, and Markets 323</b></p> <p>7.1 Introduction, 323</p> <p>7.2 m-Health Stakeholders and Ecosystems, 325</p> <p>7.3 m-Health Interoperability and Standardization, 337</p> <p>7.4 m-Health Markets and Business Models, 345</p> <p>7.5 Summary, 351</p> <p>References, 352</p> <p><b>8 The Future of m-Health: Progress or Retrogression? 355</b></p> <p>8.1 Introduction, 355</p> <p>8.2 Future Trends of m-Health, 357</p> <p>8.3 Challenges and Expectations: m-Health "Market" Versus "Science", 366</p> <p>8.4 Future m-Health Scenarios, 370</p> <p>8.5 Summary, 374</p> <p>References, 375</p> <p>Appendix 379</p> <p>Index 381</p>