Monitoring remote smart devices with protected health information with integrated hardware and software, and systems and methods therefor

A method of securely operating an internet-of-things (IoT) device for a user to monitor the status of an electrical device for providing care to an individual under care, comprising:

• providing a monitoring device having a processor, a memory, and a display,
• storing, in said memory of said monitoring device, the user's access profile, one or more caseloads, and one or more roles associated with the user,
• providing an IoT device having
• a processor having a memory,
• a wireless telecommunication channel coupled to said processor,
• a socket for connecting to the attached electrical device, and
• a current measuring device coupled to said socket and said processor,
• connecting the electrical device to the IoT device,
• detecting, by the IoT device, the connection to the electrical device,
• calculating, by the IoT device's current measuring device sensor, an
• electrical device current measurement calculated from a voltage measured by said current measuring device,
• determining, by said processor, a status of the electrical device based on said current measurement and a deviation from a specified power level for the electrical device,
• sending, by the IoT device's wireless communication channel, a periodic status signal to the monitoring device,
• receiving, by said monitoring device, said periodic status signal,
• determining, by said monitoring device, whether said periodic status signal has been disrupted,
• determining, by said monitoring device, whether the user is authorized to access information pertaining to the individual, wherein the determination is based on at least the access profile, the one or more caseloads and the one or more roles associated with the user and the type of information pertaining to the individuals, providing an alert to the authorized user that the periodic status signal, associated with the electrical device for providing care to the individual under care, has been disrupted.

A method of securely operating an internet-of-things (IoT) device for monitoring the status of an electrical device, comprising:

• providing an IoT device having
• a processor having a memory,
• a wireless telecommunication channel coupled to said processor,
• a socket for connecting to an electrical device, and
• a current measuring device coupled to said socket and said processor,
• connecting the electrical device to the IoT device,
• detecting, by the IoT device, the connection to the electrical device, calculating, by the IoT device's current measuring device, an electrical device current measurement calculated from a voltage measured by said current measuring device,
• determining, by said processor, a status of the electrical device based on said current measurement and a deviation from a specified power level for the electrical device,
• providing an application server having a memory, providing a broker server,
• sending to a first authentication topic in the broker server, via the wireless communication channel of the IoT device, a message containing the IoT device's identity,
• subscribing, by the application server, to said authentication topic, verifying, by the application server, said device identity is stored within said memory of said application server,
• sending, by said application server, a message to a second topic in said broker server,
• sending, to said IoT device via said wireless communication channel, said message,
• sending, by said IoT device via said wireless communication channel to said application server, electrical device status data.