Wimax for Telemedicine and Mobile Health Service

December 15, 2009 -- In an emergency in an emergency situation situation, how quickly a patient reaches a medical professional can determine the well being of the patient. In some cases, just an assessment of the situation by a medical professional could greatly improve the well being of the patient. Having a way for a patient to be in contact with their doctor over long distances, with the inclusion of all the medical information of the patient available to the doctor in real time could greatly improve medical practice. To solve the problem of the disconnect between doctors and patients in certain situations, TRLabs researchers have introduced the idea of using Wimax to keep patients in touch with their doctors. The proposed idea would keep ambulances, and rural medical offices connected to a central hospital in a metropolitan area. Medical information, and patient contact could all be done using IEEE 802.16-based technology. This would greatly improve the survival rate of a patient in an emergency situation.