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Making Healthcare Green

The Role of Cloud, Green IT, and Data Science to Reduce Healthcare Costs and Combat Climate Change

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Authors:
  1. Nina S. Godbole

    1. Researcher in Healthcare & Green IT, Certified Green IT Professional, Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/IT), IAPP (USA), Pune, India

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  2. John P. Lamb

    1. Math Department, Pace University, Pleasantville, USA

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  • Provides solutions for improving energy efficiency in the healthcare sector
  • Demonstrates methods for estimating energy usage of various solutions
  • Includes a comprehensive up-to-date reference section for those seeking further knowledge within the fields

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
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  2. Healthcare: An Emerging Domain and Its Global Importance

    • Nina S. Godbole, John P. Lamb
    Pages 1-14

  3. The Role of Data Science and Data Analytics in Healthcare

    • Nina S. Godbole, John P. Lamb
    Pages 15-23

  4. Healthcare and Green IT

    • Nina S. Godbole, John P. Lamb
    Pages 25-55

  5. Using Data Science to Make Healthcare Green

    • Nina S. Godbole, John P. Lamb
    Pages 57-64

  6. Green IT, Cloud Technologies, and Carbon Footprint in Hospitals

    • Nina S. Godbole, John P. Lamb
    Pages 65-74

  7. Data Storage Strategies for Green Healthcare

    • Nina S. Godbole, John P. Lamb
    Pages 75-92

  8. Collaborate to Maximize Reduction of Hospital and Healthcare Energy Use and Carbon Footprint

    • Nina S. Godbole, John P. Lamb
    Pages 93-104

  9. The Need for Standard Healthcare and Hospital Energy Use and Carbon Footprint Metrics and the Triple Challenge

    • Nina S. Godbole, John P. Lamb
    Pages 105-117

  10. Green Healthcare Economics: The Financial Incentives

    • Nina S. Godbole, John P. Lamb
    Pages 119-125

  11. Case Studies for Green Healthcare at US Medical Colleges and Large and Small US Hospitals

    • Nina S. Godbole, John P. Lamb
    Pages 127-139

  12. Worldwide Case Studies for Green Healthcare

    • Nina S. Godbole, John P. Lamb
    Pages 141-169

  13. The Future for Making Healthcare Green

    • Nina S. Godbole, John P. Lamb
    Pages 171-179

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 181-263
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About this book

This book offers examples of how data science, big data, analytics, and cloud technology can be used in healthcare to significantly improve a hospital’s IT Energy Efficiency along with information on the best ways to improve energy efficiency for healthcare in a cost effective manner. The book builds on the work done in other sectors (mainly data centers) in effectively measuring and improving IT energy efficiency and includes case studies illustrating power and cooling requirements within Green Healthcare.
Making Healthcare Green will appeal to professionals and researchers working in the areas of analytics and energy efficiency within the healthcare fields.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Researcher in Healthcare & Green IT, Certified Green IT Professional, Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/IT), IAPP (USA), Pune, India

    Nina S. Godbole

  • Math Department, Pace University, Pleasantville, USA

    John P. Lamb

About the authors

John P. Lamb is currently an adjunct professor of mathematics at Pace University in Pleasantville, NY. He is a senior member of the IEEE and ASME engineering societies, and has published more than 60 technical papers and articles.  

Nina Godbole is an independent consultant and recent IBM India employee living in Pune, India.  She has written several books on computer technologies.  

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Making Healthcare Green

  • Book Subtitle: The Role of Cloud, Green IT, and Data Science to Reduce Healthcare Costs and Combat Climate Change

  • Authors: Nina S. Godbole, John P. Lamb

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-79069-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79068-8Published: 23 August 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07718-1Published: 19 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-79069-5Published: 14 August 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVIII, 263

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Health Care Management, Health Informatics, Big Data/Analytics, Energy Efficiency, Health Informatics

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