This book presents the proceedings of the KES International Conferences on Innovation in Medicine and Healthcare (KES-InMed-19), held in Split, Croatia, on June 1719, 2020. Covering a number of key areas, including digital IT architecture in healthcare; advanced ICT for medicine and healthcare; biomedical engineering, trends, research and technologies; and healthcare support systems, this book is a valuable resource for researchers, managers, industrialists and anyone wishing to gain an overview of the latest research in these fields.

Discusses modern intelligent systems for addressing problems faced by healthcare and medical practitioners Presents new research in innovative medicine and health care Serves as an excellent reference resource for researchers

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Yen-Wei Chen received his Ph.D. degree from Osaka University, Japan, in 1990. He is currently a Professor at the College of Information Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He is also a Visiting Professor at the College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, China. His research interests include medical image analysis and pattern recognition.

Satoshi Tanaka received his Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics at Waseda University, Japan, in 1987. After serving as an Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at Waseda and Fukui Universities, he became a Professor at Ritsumeikan University in 2002. His current research focuses on computer visualization of complex 3D shapes such as 3D scanned cultural heritage objects, internal structures of the human body, and fluid simulations.

Robert Howlett is the Executive Chair of KES International, a non-profit organization that facilitates knowledge transfer and the dissemination of research findings in areas such as intelligent systems, sustainability and knowledge transfer. He is a Visiting Professor at Bournemouth University in the UK. His has technical expertise in the use of intelligent systems to solve industrial problems, and his current research focuses on the use of smart microgrids to reduce energy costs and lower carbon emissions in areas such as housing and protected horticulture.

Lakhmi C. Jain, Ph.D., M.E., B.E. (Hons), Fellow of Engineers Australia, works for the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, and Liverpool Hope University, UK. He also serves at KES International, providing the professional community with opportunities for knowledge exchange, cooperation and teaming. Involving around 5,000 researchers drawn from universities and companies worldwide, KES facilitates international cooperation and generates synergy in teaching and research.

Inhalt
Part I: Biomedical Engineering, Trends, Research and Technologies.- Vision Paper for Enabling Internet of Medical Robotics Things in Open Healthcare Platform 2030.- Stumbling Blocks of Utilizing Medical and Health Data: Success Factors Extracted from Australia-Japan Comparison.- Digital Financial Incentives for Improved Population Health in the Americas.- Part II: Advanced ICT for Medicine and Healthcare.- Trial Run of a Patient Call System using Mobile Devices.- Advance Watermarking Algorithm using SURF with DWT and DCT for CT Images.