Title: An ontological framework for tele-monitoring in e-healthcare

Authors: Anupam Das; Arindita Saha

Addresses: National Institute of Technology, Agartala, Tripura, India ' Tripura Medical College and Dr. BRAM Teaching Hospital, Hapania, Tripura, India

Abstract: Tele-monitoring is considered as a discipline that is meant to rehabilitate independent lifestyle in their place of stay, for persons suffering from different diseases and physical disabilities which forces them to get hospitalised (persons suffering from some chronical diseases, disabilities, which also includes the frail elderly). Adequately powered multicentre, randomised controlled trials are required to further evaluate the potential benefits and cost-effectiveness of tele-monitoring. This paper deals with a technically new ontological framework for tele-monitoring in e-healthcare which is cost effective and more efficient in nature.

Keywords: electronic healthcare; telemedicine; quality; access; dysfunction; e-healthcare; domain ontology; ontological framework; telemonitoring; rehabilition.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTMCP.2016.078427

International Journal of Telemedicine and Clinical Practices, 2016 Vol.1 No.4, pp.293 - 305

Received: 25 Jul 2015
Accepted: 26 Sep 2015
Published online: 17 Aug 2016 *

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