This document summarizes the potential applications and challenges of wireless healthcare technologies. It discusses how wireless devices can enable remote monitoring, diagnosis, and consultation. Some benefits include improved patient quality of life through mobility, reduced costs and wait times. However, challenges include technical issues like battery life, financial models, and patient concerns about privacy, accuracy and radiation exposure.

1. Wireless Healthcare World Marc Bage, Ph.D., ing. International Institute of Telecommunications - Research INET 2007 Toronto, ON 20 June 2007

3. Taxonomy of Wireless Technologies Range UWB WiMax IrDA C a p a c i t y 1 cm 10 cm 1 m 10 m 100 m 1 km 10 km 100 km 10 kb/s 100 kb/s 1 Mb/s 10 Mb/s 100 Mb/s 1 Gb/s WAN Access LAN BAN Microwave & Satellite ZigBee ZigBee Bluetooth Mesh WiFi 2.5G 3G Rev.A/HSDPA 1xEV-DO Rev. B Passive RFID Active RFID Continuous Monitoring Intensive Monitoring, EPR, Comm. Process Consultation, Diagnosis, Monitor in Remote Areas Diagnosis EPR, Comm. Process, Wireless Devices, Diagnosis, Process

4. Wireless Monitoring Devices Location Stethoscope Glucometer ECG Temperature Heart Rate Blood Pressure Oxygen Weight Expect Increasing Integration with Cell Phone Using Bluetooth and RFID !!

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