11 Healthcare IoT
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Availability
and
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Efficient
Healthcare
Management
InternaƟonal
Impact
Increased
Physician
Involvement
Cost
ReducƟon
Ease of Use
Big Data
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Seamless fusion
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Resiliency
Personalized
Service/content
All
Encompassing
LifeƟme
Monitoring
Benefit of
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Fig. 11.1 Main benefits of IoT healthcare
• Ease of use – IoT e-Health can be easily adopted by users since they only
require clicks on wearable devices and/or some simple operations on smartphone
applications.
• Cost reduction – Because IoT e-Health is able to integrate diverse technologies,
there is no need to pay for separate technologies and patients are better equipped
to monitor their own health, enabling them to only pay for physician consultation
when health status drops out of a recommended range.
• Increased physician involvement – Because physicians can obtain patient health
data in real time, fewer intensive exams are needed. Additionally, doctors are
able to monitor a higher number of patients through healthcare IT systems if the
organizational structure can evolve to optimize the use of real-time data through
telemedicine.
• Accessibility and availability – Patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals
can access e-Health data or services at any time without any geographical
barriers.
• Online assistance – Allows 24/7, real-time connection with healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, etc.
• Efficient healthcare resource management – IoT guarantees that patients can
learn about their health status and equips physicians to easily monitor patient
status, driving more efficient use of healthcare resources.
521
Availability
and
Accessibility
Efficient
Healthcare
Management
InternaƟonal
Impact
Increased
Physician
Involvement
Cost
ReducƟon
Ease of Use
Big Data
AnalyƟcs
Seamless fusion
& IntegraƟon
Resiliency
Personalized
Service/content
All
Encompassing
LifeƟme
Monitoring
Benefit of
loT
Healthcare
Fig. 11.1 Main benefits of IoT healthcare
• Ease of use – IoT e-Health can be easily adopted by users since they only
require clicks on wearable devices and/or some simple operations on smartphone
applications.
• Cost reduction – Because IoT e-Health is able to integrate diverse technologies,
there is no need to pay for separate technologies and patients are better equipped
to monitor their own health, enabling them to only pay for physician consultation
when health status drops out of a recommended range.
• Increased physician involvement – Because physicians can obtain patient health
data in real time, fewer intensive exams are needed. Additionally, doctors are
able to monitor a higher number of patients through healthcare IT systems if the
organizational structure can evolve to optimize the use of real-time data through
telemedicine.
• Accessibility and availability – Patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals
can access e-Health data or services at any time without any geographical
barriers.
• Online assistance – Allows 24/7, real-time connection with healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, etc.
• Efficient healthcare resource management – IoT guarantees that patients can
learn about their health status and equips physicians to easily monitor patient
status, driving more efficient use of healthcare resources.