Internet of Things in Healthcare, A Literature Review

Over the last few decades, extensive research has been consigned to the study of various technologies such as information technologies in order to strengthen the existing ones. One such field is the Internet of things (IoT). In recent times, internet of things has been a ground-breaking technology in almost all sectors of human life. IoT holds the tendency to make available both value-added services and mainstream services in all fields. Healthcare sector is one such area. IoT for healthcare tends to keep doctors and professionals more watchful and connected with the patients proactively. For the overall development of a nation, healthcare is the main service center. It is clear that technology cannot help to eradicate the issues related to health completely but it can make access to healthcare easier. In today’s scenario where healthcare has been drastically despoiled, IoT has completely changed the perspective of traditional healthcare methods. IoT tends to play a crucial role in providing better and improved services. Real-time monitoring of the data via smart devices use to transfer collected health data to a physician. Patient health observation and monitoring, emergency proceedings, remote inspection, and observation are some vital analyses that can be made with the launch of the Internet of Things in the respected sector. The standpoint of the paper is to summarize the applications of IoT in the field of the healthcare field.