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Applications of Intelligent Agents in Health Sector-A Review

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  • Suresh Sankaranarayanan

    (SRM University, Chennai, India)

  • Subramaniam Ganesan

    (Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA)

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Health sector is a growing field and health conscience has been a major concern for everyone. Particularly in the health care sector, Information and communication Technology, enabled devices like Smart phones, Tablet PC, Sensors, RFID etc are predominantly used for ease of access and use towards decision processing. So looking into expectations of making devices smarter and intelligent enough for health care application, there has been a growing interest in the use of Software agents in health care application. This Survey paper predominantly concentrates on showing the usage and application of intelligent agent technology in health care sector pertaining to hospital search & appointment, patient health monitoring and mobile health record, with a thorough literature review and appropriate screenshots necessary.

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  • Suresh Sankaranarayanan & Subramaniam Ganesan, 2016. "Applications of Intelligent Agents in Health Sector-A Review," International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC), IGI Global, vol. 7(1), pages 1-30, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jehmc0:v:7:y:2016:i:1:p:1-30
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