Towards m-communities: the case of COSMOS healthcare
ISBN
0-7695-1874-5
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2003-01-01
Author(s)
Research Team
iw6-init
Abstract
In this paper we describe mobile virtual healthcare communities as a solution for meeting cancer patients needs for information and interaction. After a short introduction into the German healthcare system and its potential starting points for virtual communities, we focus on cancer patients. We analyse their situation through field studies and identify information and interaction needs. On this basis we derive requirements for user centric socio-technical system design for cancer patients. Since no existing offers meet these prerequisites and some of the user needs identified hint at an extension of Web-based services towards mobile services, we intend to develop and implement a mobile healthcare community for cancer patients. Only socially accepted, technically stable and economically feasible solutions can ensure sustainable success of mobile virtual healthcare communities.
Language
English
Keywords
M-Communities
COSMOS Healthcare
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Publisher
IEEE
Publisher place
Los Alamitos, Calif
Start page
1
End page
10
Event Title
Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS 36)
Event Location
Big Island, Hawaii
Event Date
06.-09.01.2003
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
219316
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