Medical Applications of the Internet of Things (IoT): A Literature Review

A network of embedded computing devices that can gather, transmit, and store data independently of humans or computers is called the Internet of Things (IoT). Health care services, including those involved in preventing various types of illness, predicting diseases and its related treatment. Patient condition can be monitored at every place whether in hospital or out of it. Politicians and government officials throughout the world are responding to the worldwide impact of COVID-19 by launching programs to increase access to healthcare through technology innovations. It is critical to comprehend how the Internet of Things (IoT) now and in the future may assist healthcare systems in providing effective and safe medication. This perspective paper will attempt to do three things: give a rundown of the state of the art in healthcare IoT, describe how IoT devices are enhancing the delivery of health services, and talk about the potential effects of IoT technology on healthcare around the world in the next ten years. Examining how the Internet of Things (IoT) could change healthcare by making public health preventive services more accessible and by making our existing secondary and tertiary health care systems more efficient and cohesive. This paper will go over some of the problems with healthcare that is based on the internet of things (IoT), including problems with market acceptance by healthcare providers and patients, problems with privacy and security, problems with interoperability and standardization, problems with compensation and data storage, problems with control and ownership, and problems with privacy and security. The use of IoT in health maintenance is being propelled by a number of important reasons, including open regulations inside healthcare companies, thorough strategic planning, cyber security-focused standards, and policy support. Healthcare that makes use of the Internet of Things has the potential to boost community health and system efficiency.