Internet of Things (IoT) in Healthcare. (Part 3)

CHALLENGES:

DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY:

• One of the most significant challenges faced by the IoT is data security and privacy.

• IoT enabled mobile devices to capture data in real-time, but most of them lack adherence to data protocols and standards.

• There is significant ambiguity regarding data ownership and regulations.

• The data stored within IoT enabled devices are prone to data thefts and it makes the data more susceptible to cybercriminals that hack into the systems to compromise personal health information.

• Some examples of misuse of IoT device data are fraudulent health claims and the creation of fake ID for buying and selling drugs.

MASSIVE INPUTS OF GENERATED DATA:

• Some of the most exciting health care IoT initiatives include ways to reduce emergency room waiting times, track

COST:

• Cost is one of the greater challenges when planning to consider IoT app development for healthcare mobility solutions.

• The costs are completely worth it if the IoT implementation is one that solves a genuine problem.

• While you will spend a significant amount of money and resources in developing IoT applications, the returns will be huge when your business saves time and manpower.

UNDERDEVELOPED INITIATIVES: 

• Many IoT initiatives directed at battling chronic diseases or other issues still need time to grow and develop.

• This technological niche as a whole must grow a lot in order to start providing regular enhancement results.

POSSIBLE LACK OF AVAILABLE MEMORY: 

• IoT sensors and devices can general colossal amount of data, all of which is important and needs to be analyzed.

• This poses questions of huge data repositories that must hold all those volumes of info for indefinite terms.

DIFFICULTIES WITH REGULAR UPDATES:

• With so many hardware solutions comes as much software for powering and managing it all.

• This software must be timely updated in order to run smoothly and stay at its latest version. Where lots of efforts and might spawn many technical issues.

GLOBAL HEALTH CARE REGULATIONS:

• The IoT still has to be approved by global healthcare regulatory bodies worldwide, this will take time and may keep many innovations at bay just because of some formalities.

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