At the time of this writing, we are approaching the year 2020, and computers and mobile phones have taken over many aspects of our lives, the healthcare industry being no exception. Most of our healthcare data is being migrated from paper charts to electronic ones, in many cases motivated by massive governmental incentives for doing so. Meanwhile, countless medical mobile applications are being written to track vital signs, including heart rates and weights, and even communicate with doctors. While this migration is not trivial, it will allow for the application of advanced computing techniques hopefully to unlock doors toward improving medical care for everyone.

What are some of these advanced computing technologies? We will discuss them in the upcoming sections.