A telemedicine service platform exploiting BT/BLE wearable sensors for remote monitoring of chronic patients

This paper presents a telemedicine hardware/software platform for data acquisition, communication, processing, presentation and storage, aimed to remotely monitor lifestyle, vital signs and in general the clinical status of patients affected by chronic diseases. Such platform is useful to support an innovative ICT-based application of the Chronic Care Model (CCM). The platform exploits wearable sensors, a BT/BLE connectivity to the local gateway and then a connection, using standard formats and cyber-secure protocols, to a server-based application and repository. The platform allows clinicians and practitioners to realize aggravations and act promptly, before they become irreversible and lead to hospitalization. The system also implements data analysis, by processing multiple parameters in parallel. As well as monitoring the state of health, the proposed telemedicine platform can be also used to monitor the emotional and psychological state of the patient.