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2008 IEEE 10th Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, 2008
We are investigating the use of Body Area Networks (BANs), wearable sensors and wireless communications for measuring, processing, transmission, interpretation and display of biosignals. The goal is to provide telemonitoring and teletreatment services for patients. The remote health professional can view a multimedia display which includes graphical and numerical representation of patients' biosignals. Addition of feedback-control enables teletreatment services; teletreatment can be delivered to the patient via multiple modalities including tactile, text, auditory and visual. We describe the health BAN and a generic mobile health service platform and two context aware applications. The epilepsy application illustrates processing and interpretation of multisource, multimedia BAN data. The chronic pain application illustrates multi-modal feedback and treatment, with patients able to view their own biosignals on their handheld device.
An Architecture to Combine Context Awareness and Body Sensor Networks for Health Care Applications
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Facta universitatis - series: Electronics and Energetics, 2015
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A Real-time Framework for Patient Monitoring Systems based on a Wireless Body Area Network
International Journal of Computer Applications, 2020
Chronic disease is a persistent clinical condition that causes significant limitation in a patient's life, due to ill-health and degradation events which may happen frequently. Therefore, it requires continuous collaborations *between patient and physician in an integrated health care system. Current technologies provide an effective and efficient way of patient monitoring. However, none of the current solutions provide end-to-end systems that covers data extraction, transmission, analysis, storage and integration. In our proposed framework, we aim to fill the gap between current technologies and healthcare systems. The wireless body area network (WBAN), cloud computing, fog computing, semantic ontology, and clinical decision support system (CDSS) are integrated to provide a comprehensive and complete model. By monitoring a person with chronic diseases in real time, physicians will have the ability to guide patients with the right decisions. In addition, patients can practice normal life. Finally, there is no need for the patient to stay at hospitals, which saves money. We will provide a further step by providing an intelligent CDSS capability at the hospital's and the patient's sides. The data collected from WBAN will integrated into the electronic health record (EHR) of the patient, handled in terms of semantic interoperability challenge. The proposed novel framework is feasible, and we expect significant effects on patients' quality of life and considerable lowering in healthcare expenses. Keywords Electronic health (E-Health) Remote patient monitoring (RPM), clinical decision support system (CDSS), wireless body area network (WBAN), and electronic health record (EHR) Developing e-health systems (e.g., remote patient monitoring (RPM), mobile health (m-health), telemedicine, e-visits, econsultations, etc.) are an increasing need. Such systems are used for continuous monitoring, diagnosis, prediction, and treatment. Consequently, they contribute to reducing healthcare costs. Patient monitoring systems considered one of the most important services in mobile health. It helps patients to perform daily activities while their vital signs are fully monitored. Several technologies integrated to provide real time PMs such as Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, fog computing clinical decision support systems, etc. Internet of things (IoT) application contribute in enriching business and address various challenges in the health care sector. It facilitates the sensing, processing, and communication of physical and biomedical parameters [1]. The IoT-based wireless body area network (WBAN) is a
Context – Aware Systems and Body Area Sensor Networks: A “Modest” Approach
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Context aware mobile application architecture (CAMAA) for health care systems
2014 IEEE Canada International Humanitarian Technology Conference - (IHTC), 2014
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CAMMD: Context-Aware Mobile Medical Devices
J. Univers. Comput. Sci., 2006
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