Alenoghena, COOhize, HOAdejo, AOOnumanyi, Adeiza JOhihoin, EEBalarabe, AIOkoh, SAKolo, EAlenoghena, B2023-07-202023-07-202023-03Alenoghena, C., Ohize, H., Adejo, A., Onumanyi, A.J., Ohihoin, E., Balarabe, A., Okoh, S. & Kolo, E. et al. 2023. Telemedicine: A survey of telecommunication technologies, developments, and challenges. <i>Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, 12(2).</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/128952224-2708https://doi.org/10.3390/jsan12020020http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12895The concept of telemedicine encompasses the use of information and telecommunication technology to render medical services irrespective of geographical separation between physicians and patients [1]. Telemedicine has been in practice as far back as the 1900s. It covers any form of electronic communication between health workers and patients from a remote location [1,2]. Recently, researchers have focused more on wireless communication technologies for telemedicine to provide effective and reliable health care service delivery from remote location especially during emergencies. Various communication technologies have been proposed and implemented for providing expert medical services to patients without the need for the conventional face-to-face encounters with patients. This has greatly reduced the cost of medical diagnosis and the need to travel long distances in search of professional consultations. Available studies on telemedicine implementations suggest the need for continuous research to address several issues and challenges [3,4]. There is a need to compare relevant studies in the field in order to provide a broad overview of available communication technologies suitable for modern designs as well as to identify the most viable means of practical implementation. This is not to say that telemedicine should completely replace the conventional practice of physical diagnostic and other medical processes, as certain services require physical face-to-face contact. Nonetheless, the deployment of telemedicine could greatly reduce congestion in hospitals, and consequently limit the spread of infectious diseases.FulltextenCovid-19eHealthInternet of ThingsIoTCommunication protocolsTelecommunicationsTelemedicineArticleAlenoghena, C., Ohize, H., Adejo, A., Onumanyi, A. J., Ohihoin, E., Balarabe, A., ... Alenoghena, B. (2023). Telemedicine: A survey of telecommunication technologies, developments, and challenges. <i>Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, 12(2)</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12895Alenoghena, CO, HO Ohize, AO Adejo, Adeiza J Onumanyi, EE Ohihoin, AI Balarabe, SA Okoh, E Kolo, and B Alenoghena "Telemedicine: A survey of telecommunication technologies, developments, and challenges." <i>Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, 12(2)</i> (2023) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12895Alenoghena C, Ohize H, Adejo A, Onumanyi AJ, Ohihoin E, Balarabe A, et al. Telemedicine: A survey of telecommunication technologies, developments, and challenges. Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, 12(2). 2023; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12895.TY - Article AU - Alenoghena, CO AU - Ohize, HO AU - Adejo, AO AU - Onumanyi, Adeiza J AU - Ohihoin, EE AU - Balarabe, AI AU - Okoh, SA AU - Kolo, E AU - Alenoghena, B AB - The concept of telemedicine encompasses the use of information and telecommunication technology to render medical services irrespective of geographical separation between physicians and patients [1]. Telemedicine has been in practice as far back as the 1900s. It covers any form of electronic communication between health workers and patients from a remote location [1,2]. Recently, researchers have focused more on wireless communication technologies for telemedicine to provide effective and reliable health care service delivery from remote location especially during emergencies. Various communication technologies have been proposed and implemented for providing expert medical services to patients without the need for the conventional face-to-face encounters with patients. This has greatly reduced the cost of medical diagnosis and the need to travel long distances in search of professional consultations. Available studies on telemedicine implementations suggest the need for continuous research to address several issues and challenges [3,4]. There is a need to compare relevant studies in the field in order to provide a broad overview of available communication technologies suitable for modern designs as well as to identify the most viable means of practical implementation. This is not to say that telemedicine should completely replace the conventional practice of physical diagnostic and other medical processes, as certain services require physical face-to-face contact. Nonetheless, the deployment of telemedicine could greatly reduce congestion in hospitals, and consequently limit the spread of infectious diseases. DA - 2023-03 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, 12(2) KW - Covid-19 KW - eHealth KW - Internet of Things KW - IoT KW - Communication protocols KW - Telecommunications KW - Telemedicine LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2023 SM - 2224-2708 T1 - Telemedicine: A survey of telecommunication technologies, developments, and challenges TI - Telemedicine: A survey of telecommunication technologies, developments, and challenges UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12895 ER -26741