Chapter 8: Remote health monitoring protocols for IoT-enabled healthcare infrastructure

Sathi Roy 1 , and Chandreyee Chowdhury 2       1 Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India      2 Computer Science and Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Abstract

One of the major benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) is its role in revolutionizing the conventional concept of healthcare which was primarily reactive in nature. By enabling applications ranging from remote health monitoring of chronic diseases to proactive wellness management, IoT infrastructure can offer improved quality of life to citizens especially to elder adults, differently abled citizens, and patients suffering from chronic diseases. In ...

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