A Review of Remote Patient Monitoring System: Potentials, Challenges and Current Issues

Physiological parameters are often considered as critical information to assess initial health condition and underlying health issues. These signs can contribute towards early detection, early diagnosis and risk reduction of fatal incidents. Today‟s advanced monitoring systems incorporate the balanced combination of clinical and technological aspects to give an innovative healthcare outcome. Remote patient monitoring systems are rapidly becoming the core of today‟s healthcare deliveries. The paradigm shifted from traditional and manual recording to computer based electronic records and further to smart phones as versatile and innovative healthcare monitoring systems. Moreover, a comprehensive review of related literature in the context of acceptability, mobility, reliability and efficiency of patient monitoring systems in healthcare delivery and handling physiological measurements is presented. The outcome of this study indicates that despite some limitations commented by patients and clinicians, these systems should be more compact and simple to operate and they should be available to healthcare professionals with minimum interruption to normal daily life activities.