Title :
Home asthma telemonitoring (HAT) system
Author :
Finkelstein, J. ; Friedman, R.H.
Author_Institution :
Med. Inf. Syst. Unit, Boston Univ., MA, USA
Abstract :
The home asthma telemonitoring (HAT) system provides assistance to asthma patients in following self-care plans prescribed by their physicians, and notifies heath care personnel if any negative trends are detected. This allows early recognition of potentially dangerous situations and timely intervention. The design of the HAT system is discussed
Keywords :
biomedical telemetry; diseases; patient monitoring; pneumodynamics; telemedicine; Internet-based telemonitoring; Web interface; behavioral change; clinical station; decision support server; early recognition; electronic flowmeter; home asthma telemonitoring system; lung function test; patient self-management; potentially dangerous situations; self-care plans; timely intervention; Built-in self-test; Data analysis; Guidelines; Lungs; Medical services; Patient monitoring; Performance evaluation; Personal digital assistants; Personnel; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2000. Proceedings of the IEEE 26th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Storrs, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6341-8
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2000.842400
