Automated integration of wireless biosignal collection devices for patient-centred decision-making in point-of-care systems

[摘要] The proper acquisition of biosignals data from various biosensor devices and their remote accessibility are still issues that prevent the wide adoption of point-of-care systems in the routine of monitoring chronic patients. This Letter presents an advanced framework for enabling patient monitoring that utilises a cloud computing infrastructure for data management and analysis. The framework introduces also a local mechanism for uniform biosignals collection from wearables and biosignal sensors, and decision support modules, in order to enable prompt and essential decisions. A prototype smartphone application and the related cloud modules have been implemented for demonstrating the value of the proposed framework. Initial results regarding the performance of the system and the effectiveness in data management and decision-making have been quite encouraging.

[学科分类] 肠胃与肝脏病学

[关键词] patient monitoring;decision making;decision support systems;cloud computing;medical signal detection;smart phones;wireless biosignal collection devices;patient-centred decision-making;point-of-care systems;patient monitoring;cloud computing infrastructure;data management;data analysis;decision support modules;prototype smartphone application