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Health Reference Series Health Technology SOURCEBOOK THIRD EDITION Provides Consumer Health Information about Digital Health, Telehealth, Artificial Intelligence, Health Information Technology, Digital Innovations in Preventive Medicine, Screening and Detection Technologies, Diagnostic Technology, Nanotechnology, Robots in Health Care, and Rehabilitative and Assistive Devices Along with Information about the Future of Heath Technology, Laws and Regulations Governing Health Technology, Tips for Cybersafety, a Glossary of Terms Related to Health Technology, and a List of Resources for Additional Help and Information HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK THIRD EDITION Health Reference Series HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK THIRD EDITION Provides Consumer Health Information about Digital Health, Telehealth, Artificial Intelligence, Health Information Technology, Digital Innovations in Preventive Medicine, Screening and Detection Technologies, Diagnostic Technology, Nanotechnology, Robots in Health Care, and Rehabilitative and Assistive Devices Along with Information about the Future of Heath Technology, Laws and Regulations Governing Health Technology, Tips for Cybersafety, a Glossary of Terms Related to Health Technology, and a List of Resources for Additional Help and Information An imprint of Infobase Bibliographic Note Because this page cannot legibly accommodate all the copyright notices, the Bibliographic Note portion of the Preface constitutes an extension of the copyright notice. * * * OMNIGRAPHICS An imprint of Infobase 132 W. 31st St. New York, NY 10001 www.infobase.com James Chambers, Editorial Director * * * Copyright © 2023 Infobase ISBN 978-0-7808-2016-6 E-ISBN 978-0-7808-2017-3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Chambers, James (Editor), editor. Title: Health technology sourcebook / edited by James Chambers. Description: Third edition. | New York, NY: Omnigraphics, an imprint of Infobase, [2023] | Series: Health reference series | Includes index. | Summary: “Provides basic consumer health information about the application of science to develop solutions to health problems or issues such as the prevention or delay of onset of diseases or the promotion and monitoring of good health. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources”-- Provided by publisher. Identifiers: LCCN 2022045210 (print) | LCCN 2022045211 (ebook) | ISBN 9780780820166 (library binding) | ISBN 9780780820173 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Medical technology. | Medical care--Data processing. Classification: LCC R855.3 .H437 2023 (print) | LCC R855.3 (ebook) | DDC 610.285--dc23/ eng/20221128 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022045210 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022045211 Electronic or mechanical reproduction, including photography, recording, or any other information storage and retrieval system for the purpose of resale is strictly prohibited without permission in writ- ing from the publisher. The information in this publication was compiled from the sources cited and from other sources con- sidered reliable. While every possible effort has been made to ensure reliability, the publisher will not assume liability for damages caused by inaccuracies in the data, and makes no warranty, express or implied, on the accuracy of the information contained herein. This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the ANSI Z39.48 Standard. The infinity symbol that appears above indicates that the paper in this book meets that standard. Printed in the United States Table of Contents Preface ...................................................................................................xiii Part 1. Introduction to Health Technology Chapter 1— Understanding Medical Technology and Digital Health ............................................................3 Section 1.1— Overview of Medical Technology .........................5 Section 1.2— What Is Digital Health? ....7 Chapter 2— Artificial Intelligence in Health Care ..........................11 Section 2.1— Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning............13 Section 2.2— Machine Learning in Drug Development ..........19 Section 2.3—A rtificial Intelligence for Global Health .............24 Chapter 3—M edical Chatbots ...........................................................31 Chapter 4— Health Technology Assessment ...................................35 Part 2. Understanding Telehealth Chapter 5—T elehealth ........................................................................43 Section 5.1—T elehealth: An Overview ...........................45 Section 5.2— Benefits of Telehealth ......47 Section 5.3—I mplementation and Future of Telehealth .........51 v Section 5.4— Medicare Benefits and Telehealth ..........................53 Section 5.5— Health Equity in Telehealth ..........................60 Chapter 6— Preparing for Telehealth Visits .....................................67 Chapter 7— Remote Patient Monitoring ..........................................75 Chapter 8— Getting Help with Accessing Telehealth Services ............................................................................81 Chapter 9— Virtual Health-Care Services ........................................85 Section 9.1—T elehealth and Cancer Care ......................87 Section 9.2—T elerehabilitation for Advanced Cancer .............90 Section 9.3— Telehealth for Chronic Conditions ........................94 Section 9.4—T elehealth for COVID-19 ......................102 Section 9.5—T elehealth for HIV Care ........................106 Section 9.6— Telehealth for Maternal Health Services...............111 Section 9.7— Telehealth for Children with Special Health-Care Needs ........118 Section 9.8—S chool-Based Telehealth Services ........122 Section 9.9— Use of Telehealth in Emergency Departments ...................125 Part 3. Health Information Technology Chapter 10— Understanding Health Information Technology ....................................................................133 Section 10.1— Information and Communication Technology .....................135 vi Section 10.2— Benefits of Health Information Technology .....................138 Chapter 11— Integrating Technology and Health Care ..................141 Section 11.1—I mplementation and Integration of Health Information Technology .....................143 Section 11.2—B asics of Health Information Exchange Technology .....................145 Section 11.3— E-prescription ................148 Chapter 12— Digital Health Records ................................................151 Section 12.1—E lectronic Health Records and Electronic Medical Records.............153 Section 12.2— Blue Button .....................157 Section 12.3— Medical Scribes and Patient Safety ..........160 Part 4. Technology and Preventive Health Care Chapter 13— Digital Innovations in Preventive Medicine .............169 Section 13.1— Sensors ............................171 Section 13.2— Body Area Networks .....173 Section 13.3— Wearable Devices ...........176 Section 13.4— Wireless Medical Devices ............................180 Section 13.5— Mobile Medical Applications ....................186 Section 13.6— Continuous Glucose Monitoring......................198 Section 13.7— Wireless Patient Monitoring......................206 Chapter 14— Predictive Analytics in Health Care ..........................209 Section 14.1— Big Data and Its Applications in Health Care .....................211 vii Section 14.2— Big Data in the Age of Genomics ...................214 Section 14.3—B ig Data for Infectious Disease Surveillance ......217 Chapter 15— Screening and Detection Technologies .....................223 Section 15.1—A dvanced Molecular Detection ........................225 Section 15.2—G I Genius in Detection of Colon Cancer .............231 Section 15.3—O steoDetect in Wrist Fracture Analysis ...........233 Section 15.4—P rediction of Abdominal Aneurysm Using Machine Learning ..........234 Chapter 16— Genetics .........................................................................237 Section 16.1— Genomics ........................239 Section 16.2—G enetic Testing ..............245 Section 16.3—D NA Microarray Technology .....................249 Section 16.4—G enome Editing and CRISPR ....................251 Section 16.5—M essenger RNA .............258 Section 16.6— Cloning............................264 Chapter 17— Neurotechnology ..........................................................273 Chapter 18— Clinical Decision Support ...........................................277 Part 5. Diagnostic Technology Chapter 19— Advances in Imaging ...................................................283 Section 19.1— Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy ....................285 Section 19.2— Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Imaging ...286 Section 19.3— Neuroimaging Technique to Predict Autism among High-Risk Infants ..........290 viii

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