Social networks, apps and smartphones for telemedicine
by Agostino Giorgio
International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics (IJMEI), Vol. 8, No. 3, 2016

Abstract: This paper deals with a telemedicine method for the execution of remote medical visits with mobile devices. To this aim, a new app has been developed by the author that uses the facilities of the well-known social network Facebook and other already existing smartphone's apps and web-apps. This paper describes how to use social network and smartphone apps for telemedicine purposes, the method capabilities and guidelines for a remote medical visit.

Online publication date: Thu, 30-Jun-2016

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