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Cover Theme: ICT-supported health and well-being

The number of old people in developed countries is growing, due to a generally high standard of living and good healthcare. As a consequence, healthcare costs are exploding while available healthcare budgets per capita are shrinking. Information and communication technologies are of key importance for addressing the challenge by boosting efficiency and productivity in the healthcare system.

ICT-supported health and well-being - An overview

Eurescom message editor Anastasius Gavras gives an overview on how the ICT can help reduce healthcare cost while increasing the quality of healthcare.

Advanced healthcare provisioning based on Future Internet technologies

The article describes the Future Internet service platform developed by the FI-STAR project, written by a team of experts from the project.

Prevention through the quantified self - Solutions for better health and well-being

 Jean H.A. Gelissen from EIT Digital describes activities by the European Institute of Technology (EIT) for advancing health and well-being.

Different paths to healthier lives - Interview with Henrique Martins from the Portuguese Ministry of Health

Interview with Henrique Martins from the Portuguese Ministry of Health on the opportunities of information and communication technologies for health and well-being.

Novel applications for electronic health records - Enabling patient-centric solutions with EHR

Kostas Pattichis from the University of Cyprus explores novel, patient-centric applications for electronic health records (EHR).

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