M-care project, which is one of Mobile Taiwan Applications promotion projects (M-Taiwan), is one of the beginning telehealth projects in 2006. I joined the M-care project in Tatung company. At that time, M-care project was an absolutely innovative project in the world. The purpose is to deliver health care into remote country by WiMAX network (Wireless Internet). In order to improve residents’ health in remote areas.
Hualien county was the best choice to run the M-care project. Most of the social resources are concentrated in Hualien City, so most of hospitals and clinics are located in the city. And, there are few hospitals or clinics in countryside. Besides, it is extremely inconvenient going city for Hualian county residents because some geographical barriers are located in Hualian. As a result, the people who have chronic diseases are not easily tracked their conditions. We hoped that the Internet would be capable of delivering health care services in remote areas. For example, the vital signs of users who use the M-care project service could be uploaded to the server of care centers by The Internet. Health service providers could see the users’ physiological condition on the platform, and they could also take care of users’ health by video telephone.
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