Pervasive computing has great potential to improve healthcare, from enriching data collection and distribution to virtually bringing experts to an emergency site. This special issue samples this developing area through five theme articles that go beyond current applications to find a wider range of applicability. This article is part of a special issue on Healthcare.
Index Terms:
healthcare, pervasive computing, clinicians, doctors, health
Citation:
Gaetano Borriello, Vince Stanford, Chandra Narayanaswami, Walter Menning, "Guest Editors' Introduction: Pervasive Computing in Healthcare," IEEE Pervasive Computing, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 17-19, Jan.-Mar. 2007, doi:10.1109/MPRV.2007.11