How Is IoT Becoming The Pulse Of Healthcare?

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• Various technologies also drive healthcare
  sectors. In fact, in the times of COVID,
  technology has emerged as the biggest boon. Most
  of us are relying on technology, whether we talk
  about healthcare professionals or common people.
  IoT or Internet Of Things is all about connected
  devices that transmit information, and thereby
  the machines act.
• It has remarkably increased in the last few years
  due to the use of IoT in the healthcare sector.
  As per the survey of Gartner, which was done on
  511, US-based companies believe that IoT has
  become a part of our life. It is becoming a
  leading technology.

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• IoT plays a key role in ensuring automation and a
  seamless flow of information so that the machine
  can perform flawlessly. Companies with revenue of
  more than 100 million revealed that 79 of the
  healthcare providers are using IoT in their
  production process.
• Moreover, many healthcare devices work on IoT.
  So, we cannot undermine the importance of the
  same. As per the research of Aruba Network,
  around 89 of the healthcare organization would
  have adopted IoT. The period between 2017 and
  2020 is being called the Internet of Medical
  Things (IoMT). Thus it's going to be an era of
  transformation.

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Here are certain examples of how IoT is going to
become the pulse of healthcare

• 1. Remote health monitoring and telehealth- One
  of the first areas of IoT in healthcare is in
  remote healthcare and telehealth. There is a
  general shift in the way health care facilities
  are now administered to the patients. The rise in
  the demand for remote health and telehealth. It
  is expected that the global smart healthcare
  market will reach up to 169.30 billion by the
  end of 2020, and in this remote monitoring will
  play a key role.

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• In the times to come, we are going to see a rise
  in the number of healthcare wearables and
  biosensors along with other medical devices,
  which will keep a tab on your health status.
  Smartwatches equipped with medical health
  monitoring has become very common.
• To leverage all this technology, there is going
  to be a demand for IoT developers, or companies
  can also opt for IoT training of their employees,
  thus making them equipped with all the
  information about the use of technology. AI, Big
  Data, ML, Deep Learning, all these are going to
  play a defining role in the field of technology.

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• 2. Connected inhalers- There is a great section
  of the society who are suffering from breathing
  problems. And many of us are using inhalers. But
  now is the era of connected inhalers. A company
  named Propeller Health has manufactured this
  smart inhaler. In this, the sensor is attached to
  the inhaler or Bluetooth spirometer. This then
  gets connected with the app, which helps the
  people suffering from breathing issues. This
  understands what might be causing breathlessness
  and also provides an allergen forecast.

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• 3. Ingestible sensors- Would you believe in the
  fact that there are ingestible inhalers. Proteus
  Digital Health has made ingestible sensors. These
  are designed in the form of pills that get
  dissolved in the stomach and produce a small
  signal which is picked up by the sensors that are
  there on the body. It will help in detecting
  whether the patient is taking medicine as
  prescribed or not. Did you know that as per the
  data of WHO, around 50 of the people don't take
  medicine as directed? With the help of ingested
  devices, this problem can be easily overcome.

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• 4. Apple Watch that monitors depression- Yes,
  your hi-tech apple watch can now detect
  depression. The latter is the most common problem
  faced by people, and many of us don't even get to
  know about it. But with this wearable healthcare
  device, depression can be easily detected.
• 5. Coagulation testing Yes, this is yet another
  advancement that IoT has made in recent years. In
  2016, Roche launched a Bluetooth enabled system
  that can detect the blood clots in the patients.
  This is one of a kind device that has come in the
  market, and there are many others paving their
  way.

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• These were a few of the many uses of IoT in the
  field of healthcare. IoT developers are working
  around the clock to create such devices, which
  can help improve healthcare working and
  administration. IoT training has become a must
  for most of the organizations. If you, too, are
  willing to become an IoT developer, then IoT
  training and IoT certifications are a must. There
  are a number of institutes providing such
  training programs, and all you need is the right
  learning platform. Global Tech Council provides
  an online IoT certification program.

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Conclusion

• In the times to come, we are going to see
  widespread use of IoT in healthcare, and with IoT
  certifications, you can also have a prosperous
  career.

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