Implementation of a home monitoring network for patients with congestive heart failure

Internet-enabled systems gained spread use in different areas to accomplish business transactions and leverage the available bandwidth and technologies to facilitate multiple tasks while reducing the cost and increasing speed and efficiency. The healthcare sector is no exception; it is adopting different technology trends and taking advantage of the available infrastructure to enable providers (healthcare professionals) and consumers (patients and their families) access to cutting edge technologies. Some of the trends driving the evolution of healthcare are the maturity of technology, availability of the Internet, development of home health monitoring devices to remotely monitor patients´ health and the acceptance of standards and procedures to protect patients´ privacy and confidentiality. All these are making the home health monitoring grow to be an integral part of healthcare delivery, promising low cost and patient satisfaction. In this paper we will talk about the technical design and infrastructure that we developed to provide congestive heart monitoring network using the Internet.