Towards a GSM enabled remote monitoring medical system

Telemedicine is becoming an important part of the modern healthcare system with the increasing interest in expanding access to quality healthcare in remote or rural areas. We present an innovative telecare system with GSM functionality, detailing its architecture as well as design processes and procedures that were undertaken during the development. Design science research (DSR) was used in the design and development of the system. Different system blocks were designed separately and then integrated as a functional unit system. The system was compared against the calibrated medical instruments for verification. The results showed that the system performed as anticipated against the calibrated medical equipment.