Software based gateway with distributed flow environment for medical IoT in rural areas

A number of governmental and non-governmental bodies are visiting the rural parts of India on a regular basis to provide quality health care facilities. But due to the remoteness of the areas, the follow up of patients has become a major challenge. In this work we propose an Internet of things based patient health monitoring system as a solution to afore mentioned problem. The system monitors vital health parameters of a patient and uploads the data to server using a software based gateway. The data is processed real-time and doctor is alerted when anomalies are detected. There is provision for bi-directional data flow, allowing the doctor to send clinical advice to the patient. The system was tested in a rural healthcare unit and real-time data was generated. The results were confirmed by qualified medical practitioner.