3. Mission Statement
The Centre for Applied E-health at Edinburgh Napier
University looks into the interactions and
interdependencies between health in a wider context
and information communication technologies and
their direct and indirect effects on individuals,
industries and society as a whole. The Institute is
involved in the development, evaluation and
validation of novel technologies, strategies and
policies related to the field of e-health on a national
and international level.
4. What we are really doing…
RFID, barcode, license plate technologies
Care models
Cloud Computing, Architectures, Networking
Future Internet (IoT, IoS)
Risk Management
Virtualization, Integration, Aggregation
5. Current projects
Data Capture and Auto Identification Reference
Project [DACAR] www.dacar.org.uk
Trusted Services
MUNICH Platform www.munichplatform.eu
IERC European Internet of Things Knowledge
Cluster
6.
7. “Cloud Computing -
What do you
mean?”
Centralized storage?
Distributed storage?
Remote application hosting?
Federated services?
Service oriented architecture
(SOA)?
A Network of Virtual Machines?
The Internet?
8. Views from the shop-floor
“I think among IT professionals we should talk
about distributed storage or centralised storage
and remote application hosting as opposed to
using silly phrases used to confuse and cloud ;)
the issue”.
10. National Institute of
Standards and
Technology (USA)
"Cloud computing is a model for
enabling convenient, on-demand
network access to a shared pool
of configurable computing
resources (e.g., networks,
servers, storage, applications,
and services) that can be rapidly
provisioned and released with
minimal management effort or
service provider interaction."
11. Cloud computing opportunities in
simplified real world terms
Information available at any time, from anywhere, anyhow
Hardware and software as a service
Better options for virtualization of Health Care
Monitoring of objects all along the value chain
Hospital Controlling
Enabling of the Internet of Things and next generation technology
Improved Governance
12. The risks of cloud
computing in health care
What happened to the Music industry when Itunes was introduced?
What happened to the online community when Google started to
introduce a whole variety of different services (Software, hardware
as a service) all accessible via a joined portal
What happened to the financial world when Pay Pal started?
What disaster has struck us by introducing the smart phone and its
flexible, agile, compatible operating platforms (IOS, Windows,
Android)?
What about ebay. Facebook, Smart Meters?
13. Myth No1: Cloud
computing is not safe
Fact: Cloud computing is as safe or unsafe as
any other computing strategy. People are using
online banking, google and ebay for years. The
vast majority has never encountered any
significant problems.
New ISO/IEC standards are in place to protect
medical data networks ( ISO 80001)
14. Myth No 2: Cloud computing will
make whole IT departments
redundant
Cloud computing will mobilize efficiency
reserves and will reduce the costs of hardware
and software. However, the local IT network will
continue to require attention and routine tasks,
such as staff training and system maintenance
will remain. There will be additional demand for
governance and supervision.
15. Myth No 3: “What are we doing if
the Internet is down?”
Hospitals will have servers where the latest data
traffic will be captured and can be accessed
over the local network. The cloud will also be
accessible via alternative networks such as
GPRS, GSM, 3G, 4G, etc.
16. Care Models in Transition
Distributed Patient
“modern” care model
Centered Care
Patient
Care homes GP
Hospital
Specialists
District
Pharmacist
nurse
Informal
Carer
17. Distributed Patient Centered Care
= Distributed Computing
Service oriented
Main Frame Server
Architecture (Cloud)
Client
Server
client client
23. Cloud computing as
enabler for the
Internet of Things
• Passive RFID
• Active RFID
• Barcode
• 2D Barcode
• Bio Sensors
• Smart devices (ECG,
Pacemaker, portable smart
Insulin pumps) s
24. Multi-National Initiative for Cloud
Computing in Health Care [MUNICH]
www.munichplatform.eu is an open, public, experimental E-
health cloud
Physically located at Klinikum Rechts der Isar at Technical
University Munich, Germany
Industry driven, applications close to the market
26. Summary
Distributed patient centered care = Distributed
patient centered computing
Cloud computing = virtualization (of care)
Cloud computing will enable the Future Internet
Cloud computing will save money
Cloud computing will improve the quality of care
Hinweis der Redaktion
Cloud Computing for the Public Sector
Next views from the shop floor
Many IT systems have not changed significantly since the 80ies. They just have grown. Database upon database has been added. Many IT systems present as a fragile construction consisting of a collection of databases kept together by a variety of middleware, ring-fenced by a firewall.
Cloud computing needs to be regarded as an universal concept, an Ideology rather than an architectural or structural feature. Cloud computing is in the first instance virtualization.
Virtualisation of care: Health Care over the web, self-help-groups, smart devices in Ambient assisted living. Strengthening informal care, Patients empowered
IPv4, IPv6. There will be alternatives to the IP system. Open flow. Data connections of the 70ies and 80ies
Modern as in modern era (15th century)
Societal change and technological progress main drivers for change
