A novel framework for a remote patient monitoring (RPM) system with abnormality detection

•Automated and effective remote patient monitoring (RPM) system that automatically trigger medical alerts, time for medications, visits to hospital, and social support with specific emphasis on aging people.•Use of the IoT 3-tier concept to structure a complete sensor management.•Reliability of the proposed framework in complex healthcare processes by taking account the equipment management, security management, messaging and diversification of communication protocols.