IoT is changing healthcare by enabling constant connectivity and data sharing between doctors, hospitals, and devices. This allows machines to potentially replace doctors for some tasks like diagnosis and remote monitoring. In the future, IoT-enabled smart devices and medical records access will improve accuracy and help doctors analyze patients' health over time. Implementing IoT in healthcare provides benefits like reducing costs, improving care quality, and enabling real-time communication across the industry.
1. HOW IOT IS CHANGING HEALTHCARE AS YOU KNOW IT
CAN MACHINES
HEAL ME?
2. The Age Of IoT1
TABLE OF CONTENT
When IoT Meets
Healthcare
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IoT Medical Devices3
Healthcare In An IoT
Enabled Future
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5 Positive Affects of IoT in
Healthcare
3. The Internet of Things is the network of
physical devices, vehicles, home appliances
and other items embedded with electronics,
software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity
which enables these objects to connect and
exchange data. (Wikipedia)
Each thing is uniquely identifiable through its
embedded computing system, but is able to
inter-operate within the existing Internet
infrastructure.(Wikipedia)
This allows smart devices to connect and
instantly transmit information.
THE AGE
OF IOT –
THE
INTERNET
OF THINGS
4. WHEN IOT MEETS HEALTHCARE
IoT promises to revolutionize
healthcare by providing instant
connectivity and information sharing
between doctors and hospitals.
Present applications even
encompass machine learning
assisting care-givers in making quick,
accurate diagnosis.
Did You Know?
Researchers at Stanford University
have used machine learning to
identify heart arrhythmias from an
ECG, more accurately than human
cardiologists.
5. Are increasingly important and may even
replace doctors in the future for
surgeries, diagnosis, clinic visits, etc.
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IOT
ENABLED
MEDICAL
DEVICES
Comprise bio-sensors, wearables, smart
pills, etc.
2
Require rigorous testing during
manufacturing to ensure reliability
and consistency.
3
7. IoT enabled smart devices will improve
the accuracy of diagnosis
IoT information sharing systems will
enable doctors to easily analyze patients’
past medical records.
IoT machines will allow remote monitoring
of recovery process and changes to
medicine.
IoT - Healthcare Future
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9. Reduce the distance/geographical barrier
between doctors and patients.
Enable new devices to improve the quality of
healthcare and solve healthcare related
problems.
Improve decision making.
Reduce healthcare costs.
Real time communication between doctors,
pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, and patients.
IoT Will Positively Affect Healthcare
100%
Good
Stuff
10. BONUS - SMART HEALTH DEVICES
Google's Smart Contact Lenses
for Diabetes
Health Monitor
11. Does a future with IoT enabled
machines in healthcare comfort or
spook you? Share your thoughts.
