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Pervasive Technologies Continue to Develop

PDAs are becoming more powerful, wireless technologies like 802.11 are becoming widespread, pervasive software is more able to handle device and service discovery, and mobility middleware is becoming more sophisticated.

• Pervasive devices- computers and sensors in devices, appliances, equipment, homes, workplaces and factories, and in clothing.
• Pervasive communication- a high degree of communication among devices and sensors through a ubiquitous and secure network infrastructure with a wired core and wireless adjuncts that communicate with the core.
• Pervasive interaction - more natural and humane modes of interacting with information technology.

What is PC 2002 about?

PC2002 is the third conference in a series of annual pervasive computing conferences held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The purpose of these conferences is to bring together the diverse pervasive computing community, which includes researchers, developers and end users from industry, academia and government. Past conferences have featured speakers such as James Flanagan (Rutgers University), Ambuj Goyal (IBM), Bill Joy (Sun Microsystems), Brent Lowensohn (Kaiser Permanente Research), and Bob Ornstein (Elite Care Corporation).

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PC 2001

Pervasive Computing in Health Care

This year we are emphasizing the use of pervasive computing in health care.

National health expenditures are estimated at about fifteen percent of GDP, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Moreover, medical cost increases are oupacing inflation, so health care providers face pressure for greater efficiency.

Applications emerging in this fast growing field include:

• Patient data tracking - Palmtop based Tracking Systems for tracking data over time including medications taken, and vital patient data such as blood pressure, or weight.
• Pervasive patient record suites - Systems for downloading patient medical records to palmtop devices, collecting updates during patient consultations, and uploading to enterprise medical record servers for disposition and retention. These can also manage laboratory and pharmacy data.
• Billing and coding - Palmtop reference data for identification and capture of disease diagnosis by ICD-9, CPT, or other coding standards, as appropriate.
• Clinical application Calculators - Palmtop reference materials and specialized calculations for diagnosis and case management.
• Physician order entry verification systems - Some of these use barcode readers to track and verify administration of medications and recording of lab orders
• Durable medical equipment tagging - Pervasive locator tags and systems that allow mobile equipment to be located quickly flagged if removed from the premises.

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