Research Article

ERMHAN: A Context-Aware Service Platform to Support Continuous Care Networks for Home-Based Assistance

Table 1

Alert policy examples.

Alarm levelAlert policies

VERY LOW(i) SMS to patient relative, no acknowledgement

LOW(i) SMS and mail to general practitioner, no acknowledgement
(ii) SMS and mail to relative, no acknowledgement

MEDIUM(i) SMS and mail to general practitioner or nurse, acknowledgment required
(ii) Send SMS and mail to relative, no acknowledgment

HIGH(i) Message to emergency operator, acknowledgment required
(ii) SMS to patient relative, acknowledgement required