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""Preface""; ""Disclaimer and Conventions Followed""; ""Disclaimer""; "" Conventions Followed""; ""Intended Audience and Chapter-Wise Outline""; ""Overall Summary""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""About the Author""; ""1: Introduction""; ""2: Telemedicine""; "" History""; "" Definition ""; "" Digital Health""; "" Social Media and Networking""; "" Telepresence""; ""3: Telemedicine Services""; "" Overview""; "" Service Types""; "" Teleconsultation""; "" Aka Virtual Consultations""; "" Telemonitoring and Remote Care""; "" Telehomecare""; ""Aka Remote Patient Monitoring""

"" Active-Assisted Living"""" Wellness Monitoring and Preventive Care""; ""Aka Remote Person Monitoring""; "" Role of Big Data Analytics in Remote Care ""; "" Big Data Analytics""; "" Tele-CME""; "" Applicable as for Tele-education/Tele-lecture for Healthcare""; "" Telesurgery""; "" Aka Robotic Surgery""; "" Tele-critical Care""; "" Aka Remote Critical Care""; ""4: Infrastructural Requirements""; "" Overview""; "" Centres""; "" Static""; "" Patientâ#x80;#x99;s End""; "" Clinicianâ#x80;#x99;s End""; "" Dynamic""; "" Patientâ#x80;#x99;s End""; "" Clinicianâ#x80;#x99;s End""; "" Virtual Hospitals""; "" Virtual ICU""

"" Biosensors, Health Monitors, Implantable Medical Devices and Wearables"""" Handheld Devices""; "" Issues Related to Data Errors ""; "" Issues Related to Radiation""; "" Robots""; "" Use in Telesurgery""; ""Aka Telepresence Surgery""; "" Networking Connectivity""; "" Networking Architecture""; "" Networking Topologies""; ""Star Topology""; ""Bus (or Line) Topology""; ""Loop (or Ring) Topology""; ""Mesh Topology""; ""Tree Topology""; ""Hybrid Topology""; "" Network Types""; ""Local Area Network""; ""Metropolitan Area Network""; ""Wide Area Network""; "" Managed Leased Line Network ""

"" Virtual Private Network"""" Issues Related to the Last Mile (Kilometre) Connectivity""; "" Software""; "" Store and Forward Records""; "" Mobility Apps""; "" Health Apps""; "" Homecare Apps""; "" Remote Monitoring Solutions""; "" Messaging Apps""; "" Connected Health""; "" Internet of Things ""; "" Internet of Healthcare Things""; "" Underlying Privacy and Information Dependability Aspects""; "" Data Vulnerability""; "" Telemedicine Services Architecture""; "" Hub and Spoke""; "" Similar to Star Topology""; "" Federated""; "" Similar to Hybrid Topology""; "" Distributed""

"" Virtual Wards"""" Home Based""; "" Building (or Room)""; "" Generally""; "" Dimensions""; "" Patientâ#x80;#x99;s End""; "" Clinicianâ#x80;#x99;s End""; ""Home Based""; ""Facility Based""; "" Location""; "" Access""; "" Internal Fittings""; "" Ambience""; "" Sound""; "" Light""; ""5: Technological Requirements""; "" Hardware""; "" Audio Visual""; "" Display Screen""; "" Camera""; "" Ear/Headphone""; "" Microphones""; "" Speakers""; "" Using PCs""; "" Telepresence""; "" Power Supply""; "" Networking Routers""; "" Cloud Computing""; "" Devices""

This book is a do-it-yourself guide for clinicians who wish to set up and run a telemedicine facility of their own. The contents are largely based on the understanding and experience gained by the author as a practising physician, management post-graduate (capstone thesis was on telemedicine) and as a business architect for digital health systems over more than thirty years. Full of management techniques, tricks and tips written in an easy-to-follow manner, this book provides sufficient information to clinicians looking to leverage telemedicine to augment their range of service offerings that would lead to increased levels of patient satisfaction. Various aspects related to definitions, technology, infrastructure, methodologies and legal issues for setting up and running telemedicine services have been dealt with to sufficient depths for the readers to help grasp the issues involved. Sections on privacy, confidentiality and data integrity have been provided to help allay the many concerns the readers might have in those regards. Additionally, financial evaluations based on realistic-enough figures have been used to demonstrate that telemedicine is a viable option financially. Although meant primarily for medical doctors, any care provider including institutional will be able to use the contents to plan, design, set up and run telemedicine services that they feel would benefit those who receive their care.