UbiMMS: An Ubiquitous Medication Monitoring System Based on Remote Device Management Methods

Abstract

Medication adherence is one of the most important factors in treating chronic diseases. However, current medication dispensers, which are devices that deliver medication to chronic disease patients according to predetermined schedules, are not equipped with internal remote management functions. Here, we propose a ubiquitous medication monitoring system (UbiMMS) that provides remote functions for medication status transmission, configuration management, software management, and real-time error management. We provide an overview and performance evaluation of the UbiMMS, and show that the proposed system is adequate for remotely monitoring and managing a medication dispenser in real time.

An IoT System for Remote Monitoring of Patients at Home

“…In [12][13][14][15], web-based remote PHD management systems for activity monitors, a medication dispenser, and pulse oximeters were proposed and constructed. In terms of communication protocols, ISO/IEEE 11073 and OMA DM (Open Mobile Alliance Data Management) protocols were used to transmit measured data or remote commands.…”

“…In this study, PHDs such as activity monitors [12], medication dispensers [13], pulse oximeters [14], and ECG monitors, blood pressure monitors and falling detectors are considered as ADN-AEs in the IoT system for monitoring patients at home. For example, Alarm signals of abnormal SpO2 belong to the highest priority class (Urgent class), and thus are transmitted before any other data.…”

“…Personal Healthcare Devices (PHDs) are portable electronic healthcare devices that sense and measure users' biomedical signals. Activity monitors, medication dispensers, pulse oximeters, ECG monitors, blood pressure monitors and falling detectors are representative examples of PHDs [10][11][12][13][14][15]. PHDs could be objects in an IoT system for health care, and healthcare workers could enjoy most of the advantages of an IoT system by monitoring patients at home via IoT systems.…”

A Study on the Performance of a Multi-layered Management System

“…In recent years, PHDs (Personal Healthcare Devices) [1][2][3][4][5] have become popular mobile devices, and as a result remote PHD management/monitoring systems have been attracting attention in the u-healthcare field [6][7][8][9][10][11]. Some studies have proposed a hierarchical system for managing/monitoring a very large number of PHDs or objects [11][12].…”

Sensing Compensation for an Activity Monitor

“…There are various PHDs being used in the ubiquitous computing environment [1][2][3][4][5]. Some of the typical PHDs include oximeters, blood pressure monitors, blood glucose meters, activity monitors, SpO2 Monitors, and medication dispensers [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14].…”