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Title: | The role of a disruptive pervasive technology solution to facilitate better healthcare delivery to native American patients. |
metadata.dc.title.book: | Lean Thinking for Healthcare |
Epworth Authors: | Wickramasinghe, Nilmini |
Editors: | Wickramasinghe, Nilmini Al-Hakim, Latif Gonzalez, Chris Tan, Joseph |
Other Authors: | Chalasani, Suresh Goldberg, Steve |
Keywords: | Chronic Disease Diabetes Native American Healthcare Knowledge Management Pervasive Technology mHealth E-Health Process Redesign Healthcare Delivery Chair of Health Informatics Management, Epworth HealthCare, Victoria, Australia |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Publisher: | Springer |
Abstract: | Chronic diseases are increasing exponentially and by their very nature and definition mean that no cure is in sight. One such chronic disease is diabetes. The WHO has described diabetes as a silent epidemic given the current number of sufferers and future projections of increased number of individuals who are expected to contract diabetes. While globally the numbers of diabetic sufferers are alarming, in some segments of the community there is significant overrepresentation due to many factors including ineffective and inefficient healthcare delivery processes. The following proffers a disruptive, pervasive technology solution as a way to not only facilitate superior care for diabetic patients but also enable needed healthcare delivery process redesign. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11434/1586 |
DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-4614-8036-5_18 |
ISBN: | 9781461480358 |
Type: | Chapter |
Affiliated Organisations: | Health Informatics |
Appears in Collections: | Health Informatics |
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