Automated IoT Based Healthcare System for Monitoring of Remotely Located Patients

Abstract

Automated healthcare system is the need and future of healthcare in India. The challenges in implementation of healthcare systems in developing country like India are technology, infrastructure, trained doctors and connectivity among all stakeholders. Due the rapid growth in population providing the healthcare services is becoming difficult day by day specially in rural areas. The remotely located patients are the patients away from doctor but needs his constant monitoring and support. Such as patients in ICU, at home or may be at distant places. The problems also lies in updating doctors of the monitoring parameters and the history of patients time to time. This paper presents the implementation of automated IoT based helthcare system for remotely located patients which helps doctors and guide them accordingly. The system provides alerts by the means of E-mails in case of abnormal conditions observed in the monitoring parameters of the patient. It also takes care of supporting the decision making of severity of health conditions. An example of heart patient monitoring is taken for demonstration of the implemented system. The implemented system is successful to provide an interface among doctors, the nurses in hospitals and the relatives of the patient.