Nuevos desafíos en el desarrollo de soluciones para e-health en Colombia, soportados en Internet de las Cosas (IoT)

Abstract

Telemedicine can be considered as an evolution of the provision of telecommunication-oriented health services remotely. According to the definitions given for Colombia on this issue, they are regulated by Law 1419 of 2010, where the term “telemedicine” would be closely related to that of m-health. The objective of this research work is to identify trends, regulations and guidelines for the design of Smart m-health systems for monitoring biological signals, under an IoT scheme, especially aimed at patients with diseases that require monitoring of vital signs permanently like Cancer. It is sought that the prototype can be compatible with a Web environment under client / server architecture, using low-cost devices such as Raspberry Pi for the processing, monitoring, transmission and acquisition of biological signals, with the ability to establish wired and wireless communication processes and articulating special functions such as: GPS location, RFID identification, medication supply management and specialized alarm system, articulating Artificial Intelligence mechanisms in its management and monitoring processes, among others. The development of solutions supported in the concepts of e-health and m-health represent a great opportunity to overcome the great limitations of coverage, equity and quality of health services in countries such as Colombia, especially in analyzing new strategies that allow overcoming limitations established by the norm given in Resolution 1448 of 2006, in the incorporation of services supported in telemedicine technologies, according to which, telemedicine services can only be enabled within an IPS, in charge of a health professional. Therefore, it is necessary to direct this type of research to an application within IPS senders, or eventually to ambulance applications, since they are legally considered as entities providing health services.