George Demiris, Ph.D. , is Assistant Professor, Department of Health Management and Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia. His focus is on telemedicine and telehome care research and application. Dr. Demiris holds a B.S. and M.S. in medical informatics from Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, and Ph.D. from University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St.Paul.web.missouri.edu