Body area networks in a medical environment

There has been a great deal of development in the area of fitness / Activity Trackers which are now capable of measuring many useful human conditions e.g. heart rate. This paper investigates if the technology is suitable for use in a medical environment and in particular what systems would need to be introduced to supports it. The concept of an Intelligent Bed is introduced and a possible solution is provided. Due to the deployment in sensitive areas the issues of performance and reliability are addressed.