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Utilization of TETRA Networks for Health Information Transfer

Utilization of TETRA Networks for Health Information Transfer
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Author(s): Konstantinos M. Siassiakos (University of Piraeus, Greece), Konstantinos Ioannou (University of Patras, Greece)and Athina A. Lazakidou (University of Peloponnese, Greece)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 9
Source title: Wireless Technologies for Ambient Assisted Living and Healthcare: Systems and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Athina Lazakidou (University of Peloponnese, Greece), Konstantinos Siassiakos (University of Piraeus, Greece)and Konstantinos Ioannou (University of Patras, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-805-0.ch003

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Abstract

Rapid advances in information technology and wireless communications are leading to the emergence of a new type of information infrastructure that has the potential of supporting an array of advanced services for healthcare. Today’s healthcare professionals need to be connected to the network always. Continuous connectivity is the watchword of these demanding users, who need to communicate over the network seamlessly and stay connected everywhere in emergency cases. TETRA technology provides several ways of protecting the privacy and security of communication, such as authentication, air interface encryption and end-to-end encryption. Using a TETRA network can benefit not only ambulance crews, but also medical personnel at remote locations. Even though doctors are rarely present in ambulances, they can use the transmitted medical data to make a formal diagnosis, enabling treatment to be started and saving several critical minutes before arrival at the hospital. The objective of this chapter is to study how simply can a healthcare professional collect physiological data from mobile and/or remote patients and how securely and reliably health information can be transferred from emergency places to hospitals through a TETRA network.

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