Author(s)

Won-Jae Yi, Jafar Saniie

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA.

In this paper, we introduce a system architecture for a patient centered mobile health monitoring (PCMHM) system that deploys different sensors to determine patients’ activities, medical conditions, and the cause of an emergency event. This system combines and analyzes sensor data to produce the patients’ detailed health information in real-time. A central computational node with data analyzing capability is used for sensor data integration and analysis. In addition to medical sensors, surrounding environmental sensors are also utilized to enhance the interpretation of the data and to improve medical diagnosis. The PCMHM system has the ability to provide on-demand health information of patients via the Internet, track real-time daily activities and patients’ health condition. This system also includes the capability for assessing patients’ posture and fall detection.

Patient Remote Health Monitoring, Real-Time Sensor Data Processing, Wireless Body Sensor Network, Fall Detection, Heart Monitoring

Yi, W. and Saniie, J. (2016) Patient Centered Real-Time Mobile Health Monitoring System. E-Health Telecommunication Systems and Networks, 5, 75-94. doi: 10.4236/etsn.2016.54007.