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SERVANDO: an extensible platform for home-care services providing.
T Teijeiro1, P Félix, J Presedo
1Centro de Investigación en Tecnoloxías da Información, 15782, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. tomas.teijeiro@usc.es
Summary
This study introduces a new platform to accelerate personalized telemedicine system development. It addresses key challenges in service reuse, secure communication, and patient interaction for remote monitoring.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Health Informatics
- Distributed Systems
Background:
- Developing personalized telemedicine systems faces challenges in service modularity, secure patient-hospital communication, and user interaction.
- Existing platforms often lack flexibility, hindering efficient remote patient monitoring.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present an extensible distributed platform designed to streamline the creation of personalized telemedicine solutions.
- To address common issues in telemedicine development, including functionality reuse, bidirectional messaging, and patient engagement.
Main Methods:
- The platform utilizes a service-oriented architecture for functionality encapsulation and reuse.
- It implements a flexible scheme for bidirectional message exchange between patients at home and hospitals.
- Modern smartphones are employed for home-based patient supervision and interaction.
Main Results:
- The platform has been successfully applied to the remote follow-up of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and cardiovascular diseases.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in managing recurrent challenges in telemedicine system development.
Conclusions:
- The developed platform accelerates the creation of adaptable and personalized telemedicine systems.
- It offers a robust solution for remote patient monitoring, particularly for chronic conditions like COPD and cardiovascular diseases.
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