Telemedicine: Technology and Applications (mHealth, TeleHealth and eHealth)

Today, the field of telemedicine has expanded rapidly and is likely to assume greater importance in healthcare delivery in the coming times.To address the developing trend of telemedicine applications in both urban and rural areas throughout the world, this book has been designed to discuss different technologies which are being applied in the field of telemedicine and their applications including advances in wireless technologies, the use of fibre optics in telecommunication, availability of broadband Internet, digital imaging technologies and compressed video techniques that have eliminated the problems of telemedicine and also reduced the cost. Having now come of age, telemedicine has the potential of having a greate

Besides, he has been on the Board of Governors of prestigious public sector organisations. Khandpur, Ph.D., has been Director General, Centre for Electronics Design and Technology of India (Ministry of Information & Communication Technology), Government of India (1997-2002); Founder Director, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Mohali (1989-2002) and Scientist and Head, Medical Instruments Division, CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh (1965-1989). The teach

. The teaching of Medical Instrumentation as a distinct subject of study started for the first time in the country with the publication of Dr. He has published 10 books in India and USA including Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation, which have gone into several reprints and have received excellent reviews. He steered the establishment of the Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala (2002-2014), a joint project of the Government of India and Governm