Now-a-days the whole world is witnessing significant changes in healthcare facilities. Its role is extending from treatment to prevention and remote patient monitoring. As we know that "Prevention is always better than Cure" it is the need to monitor the health of an individual staying at home so that a person is prevented from the danger of fatal diseases. There has been an exponential increase in health care costs in the last decade. Patients have to make frequent visits to their doctor to get their vital signs measured. A system must be developed which will help in reducing the frequent visits to the clinic and also help in early diagnosis of dangerous diseases and is targeted both for monitoring elderly and for monitoring rehabilitation after hospitalization period. The aim of this review paper is to summarize different approaches towards remote patient monitoring.

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