Internet of Things: An Introduction
The Auto-ID laboratory in MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), in 1999, first proposed the concept of Internet of Things. The main idea of Internet of Things is to connect all the items to the internet by means of sensor devices such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) for accomplishing intelligent recognition and network management. The core support technology of the internet of things is a wireless sensor network and a radio frequency identification technology.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Tunisia had issued a report on the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) on November 17, 2005 which addressed the concept of internet of things. The ITU Internet reports 2005: the Internet of things, which was then issued, mentioned that everything can be connected to each other at any time and in any place using wireless sensor network technology, radio frequency identification technology, intelligent embedded technology and nanotechnology.
From a technical perspective, Internet of Things can be defined as a network that can achieve interconnection of all the things anytime and anywhere with accurate control, reliable transmission, complete awareness and intelligent processing using supporting technologies , such as wireless sensor network technology, micro-sensors, intelligent embedded technologies, RFID, integrated intelligent processing technology, Internet technologies and nanotechnology.
Understanding the IoT:
The IoT based healthcare systems works on the basic definition of IoT that it is a network of devices that can be directly connected with each other for capturing and sharing vital data using a secure service layer (SSL) that is connected to a central...
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... analysed data using a wireless technology with the medical professionals for their review and recommendations. This system will help in improving the healthcare services by accurate diagnosis, earlier detection of acute complications, accurate and prompt administration of medication to patients. The data collected will also help in taking a preventive approach by enabling people to make healthier choices thereby improving the quality of life.
The figure below shows how remote patient monitoring can be done using IoT.
Early intervention/ Prevention: An IoT based healthcare application will help in daily monitoring of the health parameters and alerting the family members and regularly consulted physician in case some major variations re noted in the health parameters. This will help in delivering prompt healthcare service to the patient without loss of much time.
Vulnerabilities can and will be used by attackers if activity tracking devices, insulin pumps, pacemakers, and other medical devices if they are not corrected by manufacturers. Attacks on healthcare IoT devices exposes the user to theft of their PHI and may potentially put the user’s life at risk. Given the device vulnerabilities discussed in the healthcare portion of section VI, attacks and threats must be analyzed to fully recognize the need to secure IoT devices in the healthcare
As the technology developing, everything becomes computable. And when people realizing the importance of the Internet of Things, more and more data is collected. Analyzing such amount of data becomes a big challenge for modern people. As a very important component of our life, internet becomes indispensable. Data sharing between multiple users becomes more popular. It seems our life will stop if without the internet. The user devices becomes much lighter, most computing and data storage are separated with remote operations. Distributed system becomes more and more useful for our life.
The cloud computing is still under development but if it can manage to maintain information privacy and confidentiality than it will become revolutionary in healthcare field. And we never know, in future science and technology might introduce more advanced level of apps and service with enhanced level of privacy and security measures.
When the context of an integrated and interconnected platform comes up, the first question that arises is how the platform maintains and protects the privacy of its users. The case of E-Health is similar. E-Health means keeping the medical records of the patients over the
The utilization of mobile devices and cloud computing in health organizations should be committed to protecting and respecting the privacy of protected health information and understanding the importance of keeping this information confidential and secure. The electronic health records and protected health information should be managed to ensure its security, confidentiality, integrity, and availability for authorized purposes. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) via the mobile devices and cloud computing should maintain a process to guarantee compliance with applicable provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). All members
The Internet of things is a trend where everyday objects have network connectivity, allowing them to send and receive data. It depends on a great deal of data to function as devices are being setup to track and collect data. (Mohn, 2016) E.g. smartphones, online banking, home security systems etc. As these are important to us, we can’t over look how crime will play a vital role and affect lots of people due to its popularity and the fact that it will be a part of lives as we grow technologically.
The rising cost of health care is creating a shift toward new care models that promote health prevention and wellness. This shift focuses on changing the way health care is delivered as well as where delivery occurs. Mobile health technology has served as a catalyst for this transformation enabling care delivery in the outpatient setting while keeping individuals linked to health professionals. Mobile health technology reduces health care costs via monitoring and intervention before conditions become acute preventing associated complications and hospitalization. Sensor technology and mobile applications facilitate knowledge and empowerment creating a patient centric care model focused on health improvement. Mobile health is poised to alleviate
In today’s world where everything is technology based, telehealth has changed healthcare in various ways. For instance, patients with congestive heart failure may use monitors in the home that have the ability to send updates of the patient’s weight, blood pressure, and other metrics to health care providers. Some facilities are able to treat more patients by having patient information and images uploaded and sent directly to the physicians (using a secure server) instead of physically seeing each patient. Telehealth also has the ability to assist patients adhere to their medication regimes using a wireless pill bottle that reminds patients to take their medications. These technologies become especially important in interprofessional care in order to maximize communication between the different disciplines. In addition, there are some intensive care units that have beds that are supported by the tele-ICU technology. This technology allows health care providers such as critical care nurses, to connect with patients via audio and visual
With this newer technology Physicians, nurses, and other approved medical staff have the option to monitor their patient’s heart functionality, and fix pacemaker electrical signals to fit patients need from a mobile device, without ever bringing the patient into the Physicians’ office. Cardiac remote patient monitoring uses smart phones, and specific designed (secured) e-mails to deliver information sent from the device implanted within the patient’s heart. This allows medical staff to receive pertinent up-to date- information on the condition of the patient’s pacemaker, and heart. This can help create profound patient care, early critical heart failure, or heart defibrillation detection; while adding to medical staff’s proficiency, and cutting costly emergency room visits with prevention detection ("Remote Monitoring Technology Improves Pacemaker Performance", 2012).
The widespread application of The Internet of Things (IOT) can not only change the extensive management mode in agriculture, but also develop the strength in epidemic control for animals and plants to ensure the safety of the agricultural products quality. So it’s of great significance to intensify research efforts on the application of IOT in agriculture and forestry. In recent years, IOT has been applied in some agriculture and forestry fields. Now we’ll give a basic overview of it.
The Internet of Things (IOT) is a system of interconnected computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. The IOT creates an opportunity to measure or monitor a large
Networks: The author mentions three major obstacles. First is wireless network capacity. The ability of wireless networks to transfer higher amounts of data at greater speeds without being prone to noise and multipath interference is a real test [2]. Second is the range of wireless networks. The range is limited and does not span across large areas limiting the use of wireless technology. Third is the integration between wired and wireless technologies. The integration among the two technologies is tough, challenging and needs improvement. Networking is an important challenge to pervasive
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects accessed through the Internet. The Network of interconnected objects harvests information from the environment (sensing) and interacts with the physical world (actuation/command/control), uses existing Internet standards to provide services for information transfer, analytics, applications and communications (Jiong et al. 2012).
From state and federal levels, the healthcare industry has come a very long way, experiencing changes along the way. The development of advanced technology that has enhanced the quality of healthcare delivery systems will help all patients to be able to benefit. Doctors are able to access patient records at a faster rate and respond to their patients in a much more timely fashion. E-mail, electronic transfer of records and telemedicine will give all patients and physicians the tools needed to be more efficient, deliver quality care and deliver quality telecommunication at a faster pace than before.
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