Enterprise Internet of Things Handbook

Remote diagnosis

The remote diagnosis of patients, mainly in the case of postoperative care, is essential. Spending huge amounts of money to stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital, just for observation, is not really ideal. Instead, the patient might be discharged from the ICU and sent home. Using the world of smart devices, we can monitor the patient remotely, since that is the premise of the IoT.

Remote monitoring is not only efficient for postoperative care; it can be highly effective for older people who are prone to more health issues than others. Things such as fall detection and remote heart monitoring are no longer a myth. Take a look at these products:

• Medical guardian: https://www.medicalguardian.com
• Medical care alert ...