Real Time Healthcare System for Patients with Chronic Diseases in Home and Hospital Environments

Devices like ECG monitors or pulse monitors are available in the market today that can be easily operated by healthcare personnel or the patient himself. The monitors record the vital statistics of the patient, including heart rate, blood pressure, blood sugar levels etc periodically. The data is stored in the central database and processed extensively. The system will contain the patient's medical history, his current statistics, and a database of chronic diseases, their symptoms and treatment mechanism. The major idea being implemented here is the classification system (PSCM) which compares the patient data with the disease records and medical history to group the patient into tiers based on the severity of the disease. If the patient is classified into a higher tier, it means the patient needs urgent care and the healthcare personnel are notified by the system by sending them an SMS. The system administrator may place a call to the doctor's cell phone, if needed. Another SMS may be sent, or system administrator can make a call to the patient's mobile phone to advise him of emergency first aid or to call for help. This system is applicable in both home and hospital environment as the connection to the central database is made using devices like laptops or mobile phones which are so commonly used these days that most people will have either of these at all times with them and hence their vital data can always be monitored effectively.