Managing Care through the Air Changju Lee Soohee Lee
The old outnumber the young Population over 65 reaches 761 million by 2025 Average life expectancy is 100 in industrial countries by 2030 By the end of this century, the old outnumber the young Increasing the chronic disease of aging For example, Heart disease, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Disease The Murphy’s Law broadly states that things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them a chance. "If there's more than one way to do a job, and one of those ways will result in disaster, then somebody will do it that way." It is most often cited as "Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong"
Information from Networked World Issues arising … Expensive healthcare labor Independence Preventing Disease Need New Technology Information from Networked World
Wireless Remote Monitoring Smart Home Make it easy everyday life in such education, health, secutiry, entertainment, convenience, and etc. Especially for health, it helps Complying Doctor’s Order Remote CareGiving Detect early signs of disease and prevent its progression. Body-Borne Sensors Make human body act as an information host
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Restriction and future Conservative Healthcare Industry Cost Privacy Responsibility ( Legal issue, Data Management) Baby boomers would spend up to $100 each month on technology to ensure healthier living and independence as they age. (CAST survey July, 2005) 7