Abstract
The last decade has witnessed extensive research in the field of healthcare services and their technological upgradation. To be more specific, the Internet of Things (IoT) has shown potential application in connecting various medical devices, sensors, and healthcare professionals to provide quality medical services in a remote location. This has improved patient safety, reduced healthcare costs, enhanced the accessibility of healthcare services, and increased operational efficiency in the healthcare industry. The current study gives an up-to-date summary of the potential healthcare applications of IoT- (HIoT-) based technologies. Herein, the advancement of the application of the HIoT has been reported from the perspective of enabling technologies, healthcare services, and applications in solving various healthcare issues. Moreover, potential challenges and issues in the HIoT system are also discussed. In sum, the current study provides a comprehensive source of information regarding the different fields of application of HIoT intending to help future researchers, who have the interest to work and make advancements in the field to gain insight into the topic.
Highlights
In recent years, the healthcare industry has shown rapid growth and has been a major contributor to revenue and employment [1]
Most of the patients had to stay in the hospital throughout their treatment period. is resulted in an increased healthcare cost and strained the healthcare facility at rural and remote locations. e technological advancement that has been achieved through these years has allowed the diagnosis of various diseases and health monitoring using miniaturized devices like smartwatches
Intending to maximize the employability of IoT in healthcare systems, many countries have adopted new technology and policies. is transformed the current research in the healthcare sector into a more beneficial field to explore. e motivation of this paper is to summarize the advancement of state-of-the-art studies in IoT-based healthcare systems and to provide a systematic review of its enabling technologies, services, and applications
Summary
The healthcare industry has shown rapid growth and has been a major contributor to revenue and employment [1]. IoT, with help of futuristic protocol and algorithms, became a major contributor to global communication It connects a large number of devices, wireless sensors, home appliances, and electronic devices to the Internet [4]. The sensors, either embedded or wearable on the human body, are used to collect physiological information such as temperature, pressure rate, electrocardiograph (ECG), electroencephalograph (EEG), and so on [11] from the patient’s body. E framework of the IoT that is applied for healthcare applications aids to integrate the advantages of IoT technology and cloud computing with the field of medicine It lays out the protocols for the transmission of the patient’s data from numerous sensors and medical devices to a given healthcare network.
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