Towards Context Aware Hospitals

Abstract

This era (21 century) is characterized by revolution in communications and continues changes and improvement, so the companies with the participation of their products and marketing and the competition with other companies to gain access to a better lifestyle. The health sector is one of the most sectors that could be affected and benefit from this progress. Patients who suffer from chronic diseases require care and monitor their status in a continuous way to deal with emergency situations that can occur to them. But in fact, care and treatment are limited to their presence inside the hospital only. Also inside the hospital, the patient moves between several units even up to a specialist doctor. This research deals with four software modules essential, namely, (Electronic Health Record, the central system, the patient and the hospital) to monitor and follow up the case of patients who suffer from chronic diseases (diabetes specifically) and alert them in case of emergency and provide them with the necessary information to be followed in such cases and the nearest hospital can go. And contribute to the reduction of the measures taken by the hospital when the patient is greeted by the notification of his identity and his condition prior to his arrival to the hospital. Patient application, the application by receiving glucose readings and analysis and provide the appropriate service works for patient, in addition to the central system, and his job is the choice an appropriate closest hospital to the patient’s current site and send patient information to the nearest hospital, which was selected as well as the information of the hospital to the patient.