Optimized Healthcare: Leveraging Technology for Efficiency and Accessibility (Part 2)

Editors: Akhil Sharma, Shaweta Sharma, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Neeraj Kumar Fuloria

Optimized Healthcare: Leveraging Technology for Efficiency and Accessibility (Part 2)

ISBN: 979-8-89881-160-0
eISBN: 979-8-89881-159-4 (Online)

Introduction

Optimized Healthcare: Leveraging Technology for Efficiency and Accessibility (Part 2) expands the exploration of transformative healthcare innovations by focusing on mobile health (mHealth), hospital management systems, health information exchange, robotics, telehealth, financial technologies, and workforce training. This volume emphasizes how these advancements work together to improve healthcare accessibility, streamline operations, and ensure sustainability in diverse healthcare settings.

Beginning with the rise of mobile health technologies, the book details their role in overcoming geographic barriers, empowering patients, and delivering precision-driven, personalized care. It then examines the optimization of hospital management systems through AI, IoT, cloud computing, and blockchain, highlighting tools for efficiency in patient care, supply chains, financial management, and interoperability. Additional chapters detail health information exchange (HIE) for seamless data sharing, robotics and automation in surgical and caregiving contexts, and the expanding role of telehealth in rural and underserved communities.

Key Features:

  • - In-depth coverage of mHealth, telehealth, robotics, and financial technologies in healthcare.
  • - Practical insights into optimizing hospital management and seamless data exchange.
  • - Real-world case studies on technology adoption in diverse global healthcare systems.
  • - Focuses on accessibility, patient-centered care, and financial sustainability.
  • - Guides on workforce training for effective digital health integration.


Readership:

An essential resource for healthcare professionals, administrators, policymakers, biomedical engineers, researchers, and postgraduate students seeking to understand how digital tools can enhance efficiency, equity, and sustainability in healthcare delivery.

Preface

The book "Optimized Healthcare: Leveraging Technology for Efficiency and Accessibility” emerges at a pivotal moment in the evolution of healthcare, where the integration of technology holds the key to addressing the complex challenges facing healthcare systems worldwide. In this preface, the book embarks on a journey into the heart of this convergence, exploring how digital innovations can revolutionize healthcare delivery to enhance efficiency and accessibility. Through a comprehensive examination of technologies such as data analytics, telemedicine, artificial intelligence, and digital health platforms, it uncovers transformative opportunities to streamline processes, improve care coordination, and personalize patient experiences. Moreover, the book delves into the ethical considerations and practical strategies essential for harnessing the full potential of technology while ensuring equitable access and patient-centered care. As we embark on this exploration, let us seize the opportunity to optimize healthcare for the benefit of individuals and communities around the globe.

Dr. Akhil Sharma
R. J. College of Pharmacy, Raipur
Gharbara, Tappal, Khair
Uttar Pradesh 202165

Dr. Shaweta Sharma
School of Medical and Allied Sciences
Galgotias University, Yamuna Expressway
Gautam Buddha Nagar
Uttar Pradesh-201310, India

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh
Institute of Biomedicine University of Turku
Finland

&

Dr. Neeraj Kumar Fuloria
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University
Semeling Campus, Jalan Bedong-Semeling
Bedong, Kedah Darul Aman
Malaysia-08100