IEEE-Standards Association (IEEE-SA)
Definition: Is a major contributor to IEEE, the world's largest technical professional society.
The IEEE-SA promotes the engineering process by creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro- and information technologies and sciences. ![]()
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
Definition: A professional association that develops and promotes standards. The IEEE 802 standards are focused on communication protocols for wireless local area networks (WLANs).![]()
eRx (Electronic Prescribing)
Definition: A type of computer technology whereby physicians use handheld or personal computer devices to review drug and formulary coverage and to transmit prescriptions to a printer or to a local pharmacy.
E-prescribing software can be integrated into existing clinical information systems to allow physician access to patient specific information to screen for drug interactions and allergies.![]()
"TALKING TECHNOLOGY WITH LEROY JONES, JR."
October 15, 2009
TOPIC: "NEW SHOW - mHEALTH"
With John Walls
Vice President of Public Affairs
CTIA-The Wireless Association
CTIA/Harris Interactive Study on mHealth (Mobile Health)
Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr.:
GLOBAL MOBILE HEALTH
MOBILE HEALTH CARE NOW
NEW SHOW - CTIA
NEW SHOW - MobiHealthNews
mHEALTH POLL
HEALTH TERM - mHEALTH
WIRELESS WORLD
![]()
mHealth (Mobile Health)
Definition: Mobile Health or mHealth is a term that describes the use of mobile devices to improve health care.
These devices include mobile phones, PDAs, monitoring devices, and any other wireless devices that are implemented to support a health practice.
MHealth devices are used to collect patient data, transfer clinics' data, between researchers, and even on devices that monitor patients in a health care provider's office.![]()