Secure and cost-effective remote monitoring health-guard system

Abstract

This paper proposes a robust low cost eHealth Remote Health Monitor (RHM) system intended to help facilitate the monitoring of patients physical health while they are at home, driving or relocated due to catastrophic emergencies. RHM consists of a front end mobile app supported by a backend cloud server, datacenter, and physical storage unit (local datacenter). The front end app mainly interacts with Zephyrs HxM BT and other Bluetooth-enabled sensors to record a patients heart rate, respiratory rate intervals, blood pressure signal, bloods saturated Oxygen (SPO2), temperature, physical exercises data (speed and location). The collected data is interpreted by the app and sent via data carrier service to a server in a cloud or to a private datacenter via a virtual private network (VPN). The data can also be sent to a near by access point connected to a datacenter at a local hospital via WiFi JSON/HTTP protocol. The backend cloud and data centers serve as a repository where the collected data is compiled into a database. Health practitioners can easily access the relevant data over the course of a schedule appointment or when emergencies arise. The system also maps routes and can find local clinics and pharmacies for its users and helps practitioners quickly locate their patients and dispatch any necessary support.