Body Sensor Networks for Mobile Health Monitoring: Experience in Europe and Australia

Remote ambulatory monitoring is widely seen as playing a key part in addressing the impending crisis in health care provision. We describe two mobile health solutions, one developed in the Netherlands and one in Australia. In both cases patients' biosignals are measured by means of body worn se...

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Main Authors: Jones, V., Gay, V., Leijdekkers, P.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
Biosensors
Body sensor networks
Europe
Handheld computers
Medical services
mobile healthcare solutions
mobile technology
Patient monitoring
Personal health monitoring
Remote monitoring
telemonitoring
Teletreatment
Wearable sensors
Wireless communication
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Summary:Remote ambulatory monitoring is widely seen as playing a key part in addressing the impending crisis in health care provision. We describe two mobile health solutions, one developed in the Netherlands and one in Australia. In both cases patients' biosignals are measured by means of body worn sensors which communicate wirelessly with a handheld device. Alarms and biosignals can be transmitted over wireless communication links to a remote location, and a remote health professional can view the biosignals via a web application. The clinical purposes are similar, however the technological approaches differ in some respects. We compare the two approaches and the experience gained working with a number of different patient groups and clinical specialties during trials in Europe and Australia.
DOI:10.1109/ICDS.2010.41