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Non-Physician Primary Healthcare Workers:
Making Wearable Computational Devices and
Electronic Health Records Work for Them
Katpadi Varadarajan Arulalan
AA Child Care Center
Vellore, India
Vijai Shankar Raja
CEO, HELYXON ® Healthcare Solutions P Ltd
Chennai, India
CONTENTS
12.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 236
12.1.1 Occurrence of Diseases and Scope of the Internet of Things ........................ 236
12.1.2 Control of Communicable Diseases with Environment Manipulation
and Anti-Microbials ............................................................................................ 237
12.1.3 Matching Health Budget to Disease Levels—Neither Possible
nor Necessary ....................................................................................................... 237
12.1.4 Transition from Symptom-Based Treatment to Personalized Treatment .... 238
12.1.5 Placing the Responsibility with the Patient Himself/Herself—Primary
Health Care ........................................................................................................... 238
12.1.6 Monitoring Vital Signs through Sensors .......................................................... 238
12.2 Objective .............................................................................................................................. 239
12.2.1 Explanation of the Core Problem with the Very Common
Example: Diabetes ................................................................................................ 239
12.2.2 Relationship with Paramedical Workers, EHRs, and Gadgets ...................... 241
12.2.3 IoT Is Capable of Providing Such a Solution, Which We Have
Demonstrated in Chennai and Vellore ............................................................. 241
12.2.3.1 AA Child Health Center, Vellore ........................................................ 241
12.2.3.2 HELYXON ® Health Care Solutions, Chennai ................................... 242
12.2.4 Why Do We Need to Choose “Child Health”? ................................................ 242
12.2.5 Use of Wearable Computational Medical Devices by
Paramedical Workers .......................................................................................... 242
12.2.6 Role of Continuous Temperature Measurement in the Community by
Paramedical Workers .......................................................................................... 243
12.2.7 Depending upon the Anxiety and Communication Capability There
Can Be Misguidance to Physician ..................................................................... 245
12.2.8 How About Making the Continuous Monitoring of Vital Parameters a
Possibility at Pocket Level? ................................................................................. 245
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Non-Physician Primary Healthcare Workers:
Making Wearable Computational Devices and
Electronic Health Records Work for Them
Katpadi Varadarajan Arulalan
AA Child Care Center
Vellore, India
Vijai Shankar Raja
CEO, HELYXON ® Healthcare Solutions P Ltd
Chennai, India
CONTENTS
12.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 236
12.1.1 Occurrence of Diseases and Scope of the Internet of Things ........................ 236
12.1.2 Control of Communicable Diseases with Environment Manipulation
and Anti-Microbials ............................................................................................ 237
12.1.3 Matching Health Budget to Disease Levels—Neither Possible
nor Necessary ....................................................................................................... 237
12.1.4 Transition from Symptom-Based Treatment to Personalized Treatment .... 238
12.1.5 Placing the Responsibility with the Patient Himself/Herself—Primary
Health Care ........................................................................................................... 238
12.1.6 Monitoring Vital Signs through Sensors .......................................................... 238
12.2 Objective .............................................................................................................................. 239
12.2.1 Explanation of the Core Problem with the Very Common
Example: Diabetes ................................................................................................ 239
12.2.2 Relationship with Paramedical Workers, EHRs, and Gadgets ...................... 241
12.2.3 IoT Is Capable of Providing Such a Solution, Which We Have
Demonstrated in Chennai and Vellore ............................................................. 241
12.2.3.1 AA Child Health Center, Vellore ........................................................ 241
12.2.3.2 HELYXON ® Health Care Solutions, Chennai ................................... 242
12.2.4 Why Do We Need to Choose “Child Health”? ................................................ 242
12.2.5 Use of Wearable Computational Medical Devices by
Paramedical Workers .......................................................................................... 242
12.2.6 Role of Continuous Temperature Measurement in the Community by
Paramedical Workers .......................................................................................... 243
12.2.7 Depending upon the Anxiety and Communication Capability There
Can Be Misguidance to Physician ..................................................................... 245
12.2.8 How About Making the Continuous Monitoring of Vital Parameters a
Possibility at Pocket Level? ................................................................................. 245