“The world is becoming more and more health-conscious. Society, health policy and patient needs are all changing dramatically. The challenges society is currently facing are related to the increase in the aging population, changes in lifestyle, the need for healthcare cost containment and the need for improvement and monitoring of healthcare quality.
Today’s progress in science and technology offers miniaturization, speed, intelligence, sophistication and new materials at lower cost. In this new landscape, micro-technologies, information technologies and telecommunications are key factors. Telemedicine has also evolved into u-Healthcare.”
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Kim Yang-sig, Korea IT Times, 7 December 2009
