As an introductory part, Chapter 1 by Matsushita, Innovation in Health Informatics, presents propositions or lens of Translational Systems Science. Based on these,
this chapter broadly discusses the relationship between informatics, service innovation, and technological innovation in healthcare primarily by descriptively analyzing
cutting-age concrete innovative practices.
Chapter 2 by Kawaguchi and Toyomasu focuses on innovation of communitybased integrated care and describes the history and the current status of telenursing in
Japan. This chapter provides readers with T1, T2, and T3 research and up-to-date
systems practices of telenursing where informatics, nursing, computer science, and
health policy converge. By approaching such facets, they present innovative aspects
of telenursing informatics in comprehensive community care systems.
Chapter 3 by Ikeda et al. outlines topics on innovation in informatics, including
information technology and artificial intelligence to improve the quality of life of the
elderly. The authors then introduce their own T1 empirical and action research on
communication robotics to increase the quality of life of patients staying at long-term
care facilities through intervention using artificial intelligence and robotics in the
emotional aspects of patients. The study focuses on how to provide mental
healthcare to elderly people with dementia, an annually growing population.
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this chapter broadly discusses the relationship between informatics, service innovation, and technological innovation in healthcare primarily by descriptively analyzing
cutting-age concrete innovative practices.
Chapter 2 by Kawaguchi and Toyomasu focuses on innovation of communitybased integrated care and describes the history and the current status of telenursing in
Japan. This chapter provides readers with T1, T2, and T3 research and up-to-date
systems practices of telenursing where informatics, nursing, computer science, and
health policy converge. By approaching such facets, they present innovative aspects
of telenursing informatics in comprehensive community care systems.
Chapter 3 by Ikeda et al. outlines topics on innovation in informatics, including
information technology and artificial intelligence to improve the quality of life of the
elderly. The authors then introduce their own T1 empirical and action research on
communication robotics to increase the quality of life of patients staying at long-term
care facilities through intervention using artificial intelligence and robotics in the
emotional aspects of patients. The study focuses on how to provide mental
healthcare to elderly people with dementia, an annually growing population.
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