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In 2008 Andago released the first prototype of OHA Android client, and it was submitted to the first Android Developer Challenge. One of its features was the ability to connect with medical monitoring devices over Bluetooth, get data and send it to Andago's Open Health Assistant platform.

Bluetooth connection with medical devices is usually done by closed implementations of different protocols, and that's the reason we have been doing research in medical devices interoperability. So, we have joined Continua Health Alliance, and we have started implementing its guidelines as Open Source Software. The first step has been the open implementation of IEEE 11073-20601, in collaboration with Cátedra Andago, and it is available at Morfeo's forge.

So, what's next?

We are currently implementing the devices specifications defined also by IEEE, and our plan is to display a demo during next WoHIT conference that will take place in Barcelona on 15th to 18th March. So we have taken the old Android client and we have created the new Android Live OHA (a.k.a ALOHA internally) that will connect with Continua's certified devices to get data from them, and send them to Electronic Health Record platforms like Andago's Open Health Assistant or Google Health.

During next days we will post more information about the app...