Internet of Things (IoT) in Healthcare. (Part 2)

BENEFITS OF IOT IN HEALTHCARE:

SIMULTANEOUS REPORTING AND MONITORING:

• IoT is based upon the transfer of data, this can significantly be exploited for the good of the medical sector.

• The medical devices that connected to the patients give an indication for many health parameters such as blood pressure, heart beating rate (ECG), diabetes rate (sugar levels), weight etc...

• Real-time monitoring via connected devices can save lives in the event of the medical emergency like heart attack, heart failure, diabetes, asthma etc. It is a quicker and effective treatment.

• This can be achieved by connecting these devices like mobile phones into the cloud, which provides constant monitoring and supervision over the patient condition.

• All these data’s are collected and stored in the cloud, the data can be accessed by the authorized doctors, physicians or psychologist and hence they take the procedure if needed.

• A study of the center of connected health policy showed that integrating IoT technology into patient monitoring and reporting have greatly reduced 50% of readmission mainly for failure patients.

• The role of IoT in healthcare has made it easy for doctors to attend to multiple patients in a matter of minutes.

END-TO-END CONNECTIVITY AND AFFORDABILITY:

• The IoT in healthcare application can allow a better connection and use of the latest technology to enhance connectivity and data sharing.

• Technologies (i.e) connectivity protocols such as Bluetooth, wi-fi, z-wave and Zigbee. Tracking and identifying illness becomes easy and less time-consuming.

• With this technology, the overall treatment cost and time gets reduced and also allows the patient to be easily treated.

• IoT can automate patient care workflow with the help healthcare mobility solution and other new technologies and next-generation healthcare facilities.

• IoT in healthcare enables interoperability, machine-to-machine communication, information exchange and data movement that makes healthcare service delivery effective.

• This technology-driven setup can bring down the costs by cutting down unnecessary visits and utilizing better quality resources.

DATA ASSORTMENT AND ANALYSIS:

• The use of IoT in healthcare involves storing massive data about a patient’s medical history. There are a vast amount of data a healthcare device sends in a very short time.

• For healthcare professionals, to manage a vast amount of data is not easy as it sounds and also it is hard to store and manage if the access to the cloud is unavailable.

• Data collected in real-time through IoT enabled mobile devices can be analysed and segregated through mobility solution powered by IoT.

• This will reduce the collection of raw data and can drive vital healthcare analysis and data-driven insights, which reduces errors and speed up decision-making and less prone to errors.

• These can be achieved overcloud with the providers (i.e) doctors only getting access to final reports with graphs.

TRACKING AND ALERTS:

• Wearable and smart devices are dominating our lives be allowing us to monitor ourselves and optimize our health data.

• The on-time alert is critical in event of life-threatening circumstances, real-time tracking and alerts in life-threatening situations can turn as a saviour to safeguard a critical patient’s health with constant notifications and real-time alerts for proper monitoring, analysis and diagnosis.

• Healthcare monitoring solutions powered by IoT play a vital role in real-time tracking, altering and monitoring by dropping notifications to people about critical parts via mobile apps and other linked devices. This reports and alters gives a firm opinion about a patient’s conditions irrespective of time and place.

REMOTE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE:

• In the event of an emergency, patients can connect a doctor who is many kilometres away with smart mobile apps.

• With mobility solutions in healthcare, the medics can instantly check the patients and identify the aliments on the go.

• Numerous healthcare delivery chains that are functioning to build machines that can distribute drugs on the basis of the patient’s prescription and aliment-related data available via linked devices.

• IoT will improve the patient’s care in the hospital. This, in turn, will cut on people’s expanse on healthcare.

RESEARCH:

• IoT for healthcare can also be used for research purposes, it’s because IoT enables us to collect a massive amount of data about the patient’s illness which would have taken many years if we collected it manually.

• The data thus collected can be used for the statistical study that would support the medical research.

• IoT doesn’t only save time but also our money which would go in research.

• IoT has a great impact in the field of medical research, which enables the introduction of bigger medical treatments.

• IoT is used in a variety of devices that enhance the quality of the healthcare services received by the patients.

• Even the existing devices are now being updated by IoT by simply using embedding chips of smart devices. The chip enhances the assistance and cares that a patient requires.

TREATMENT OUTCOMES CAN BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED OR MAXIMIZED:

• The data gathered by IoT healthcare devices are highly accurate, enabling informed decisions.

• Health facilities and practitioners will be capable of minimizing errors because all patient information can be measured quickly and sent to a broad of doctors or a healthcare cloud platform.

• AI-driven algorithms running on these IoT devices could also help make intelligible decisions or suggestions based on existing data.

REDUCED COST:

• Using IoT solutions and connected medical devices allows healthcare providers to monitor patients in real-time.

• Which it means fewer unnecessary visits to the doctors, and fewer hospitals stays and readmissions to efficient data collection and management.

BETTER PATIENT EXPERIENCE:

• Being connected to the health care system through the internet of things, patients get more engaged in their treatment and doctors improve diagnosis accuracy since they have all the necessary patient data at hand.

BETTER MANAGEMENT OF DRUGS AND MEDICINE ADHERENCE:

• IoT solutions allow hospital staff to spend less time searching for drugs, track supplies and medicine.

• Healthcare IoT monitoring solutions help patients adhere to their treatment plans and doctors to track compliance with prescriptions.

IMPROVED TREATMENT:

• Healthcare solutions that are connected through cloud computing and use big data, can provide caregivers with the ability to access real-time data which can be used to make informed decisions and to provide evidence-based treatments.

ERROR REDUCTION:

• Using IoT for data collection and workflow automation is an excellent way to cut down on waste, such as unnecessary tests and expensive imaging, reduced system costs and minimize errors etc.

IMPROVED PATIENT EXPERIENCE:

• Better accuracy in diagnosis, proactive treatments, timely physician intervention and improved treatment resulting in high trust among patients.
• The IoT plays a vital role in the healthcare of providing increased patient experience.

FASTER DISEASE DIAGNOSIS:

• Continuous patient monitoring and real-time data help in diagnosing diseases at an early stage or even before the disease develops based on symptoms.

PROACTIVE TREATMENT:

• Continuous health monitoring opens the doors to providing proactive medical treatment.

DRUGS AND EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT:

• Management of drugs and medical equipment is a major challenge in the healthcare industry. Through connected devices, these are managed and utilized efficiently with reduced costs.

eHealth:

• eHealth is referred to as the use of information and communications technologies in healthcare.

REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING/ TELEHEALTH:

• Remote patient monitoring is a method of healthcare delivery that uses the latest advances in information technology to gather patient data outside of traditional healthcare settings.

• Remote patient monitoring uses digital technologies to collect medical and other forms of health data from individuals in one location and electronically transmit that information securely to healthcare providers in different locations for assessment and recommendations.

• Telehealth is the use of digital information and communications technologies, such as computers and mobile devices, to access health care services remotely and manage your health care.

• These may be technologies you use from home or that your doctor uses to improve or support healthcare service.

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