Implementing an e-health monitoring and supporting system

Abstract

In today’s fast paced world, where time is precious, people, the working class in particular, spends the majority of the day shuttling between several tasks and therefore tend to neglect their health and fitness. Even a simple appointment with our doctor in a clinic can take a lot of time, since it can consists of various tests for diagnosis, prescription and finally treatment. Therefore, many patients only seek medical attention and go to a clinic when they are in great pain or suffering from a serious illness. Hence, many individuals are now seeking for an alternative, such as an obtrusive device that can be worn on the body, which constantly monitor the users’ health in real time while also providing timely insights on several health parameters to the users and their physicians. Nowadays, everyone wants to be a touch away from information access, especially personal information. Our personal health is an important aspect in our lives, thus having a system which will support and monitor our health, and can be accessed via web is of major importance. People can especially benefit of such system if the information can be accessed on their mobile devices appropriately. Moreover, the overcrowded hospitals are resulting in a push towards an outpatients or home based treatment of some forms of situations, such as elderly patients. This is where health wearables can help monitoring patients from the comfort of their home and therefore, there is no more need of regular check up appointments.