Clinically and cost effective management of chronic diseases and conditions (such as cardiovascular pathologies, diabetes, obesity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic pain, traumatic brain injuries, etc.), more common in elderly persons, typically requires long-term monitoring and treatment protocols in out-patient settings. New technologies can help clinicians and motivate patients in maintaining significant lifestyle behavior changes; improving health outcomes, quality of life and well-being; and ensuring functional patient empowerment and engagement.

Different electronic health systems have been implemented in chronic disease management using stationary and mobile computers, communicators, PDAs, palmtops, mobile phones, and other mobile platforms with different access to data technology (Internet, SMS, WAP, GPRS, 3G, WIFI, etc.). New challenges in the use of technology have to overcome some barriers such as organizational and technological difficulties, lack of technology acceptance, costs of system implementation and maintenance, lack of system interoperability with other IT tools, decrease in communication between clinicians and patients, patients and personnel, and difficulty in some data processing due to the limitations of devices used in patient monitoring (Mohammadzadeh and Safdari, Patient monitoring in mobile health: opportunities and challenges, Med Arh 68,2014, 57-60).

We invite investigators to contribute original research articles, clinical studies, and review papers that will stimulate the continuing efforts to understand and discover the potential role of new technologies in chronic care management.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Telemedicine and eHealth applications
• Biomedical sensors and devices, integrated platforms, and disappearing technologies for remote monitoring and management
• Web and Internet based clinical protocols in psychology and medicine
• mHealth (mobile Health) solutions and applications