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Cases study: How IoT is transforming healthcare

Cases study: How IoT is transforming healthcare

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Cases study: How IoT is transforming healthcare

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- Most countries, rich or poor, are groaning under the weight of rising healthcare costs. In rich countries, these costs account for 12% of GDP, with US as an extreme outlier at 18%. Not surprisingly hospitals as well as individuals are becoming enthusiastic adopters of the IoT technology. It helps improve quality of care without much, if any, increase in costs. Let's look at some key examples. Smart phone like devices can now take photos of wounds and transmit them to the patient's medical file. These images help nurses assess the severity of a wound and track how it's healing over time. Smart pacemakers now come with the ability to communicate with external monitors. When a patient with such a pacemaker implanted in his or her heart visits the doctor, the doctor can download information about the behavior of the heart as well as whether or not the device has sufficient battery power. A growing number of IV machines…

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