Paper Title
Managing Chronic Diseases through Connected IT Health Framework

Abstract
One of the major health challenges in modern society is chronic diseases. Chronic diseases cause tremendous burden to the society. As elderly population continue to grow, the number of chronic disease patients and corresponding demands for the care will be increased accordingly. Even though chronic conditions may not be cured but most of chronic diseases are preventable if the risk factors of the diseases are monitored and controlled properly. Such monitoring and control may help prevent chronic diseases or delay the chronic conditions from further development. In this paper, we propose a connected health IT framework that incorporates behavioral changes, vital sign management, physical activities, and customized learning to prevent and to manage chronic conditionsfrom various perspectives. Keywords - Connected Healthcare Framework, Chronic Disease, Health Capability Maturity Model, Lifestyle Analysi