OpenIoT & ELC 2016

The emotional and financial costs resulting from the late diagnosis of health issues in individuals is immense. Preventive care focuses on addressing health issues up front rather than waiting for the health situation of an individual to regress to a point where more dramatic intervention is required. This presentation proposes a framework for effective preventive care by leveraging the latest advances in healthcare diagnostics technology within the operating context the US healthcare system. It explores in particular the technology stacks in use in the current set of preventive healthcare devices, discusses the usage of Linux in these devices and highlights challenges related to the adoption of Linux as the platform of choice for these devices.