The Sustainable Health Lab Research Program began from a classical biomedical engineering perspective of
‘Understanding Content’ using Technology within the Healthcare Delivery System (
Technology Within Healthcare [TWH]). Continuing on the quest to improve patient health outcomes, the research program expanded to
‘Understanding Context’ using Technology Outside the Healthcare Delivery System (
Technology Outside Healthcare [TOH]) from a computer science perspective of Sensing
‘in the wild’.
Finally, in order to truly achieve Sustainable Health, an
‘Integrated Understanding of Content & Context’ is necessary to sustain & maintain individual health at optimal cost to the Healthcare Delivery System. This requires a multidisciplinary approach of engineering systems, computer science, medical knowledge, operations and management to describe and address individual needs as they utilize the healthcare delivery system (
Health & Healthcare Systems [HHS]).
