With uses and care pathways in full evolution, IoT is taking a major place in the daily life of patients. Diabetes, blood pressure monitors, teleconsultation, remote patient monitoring: connected health speeds up care and monitoring thanks to more reliable information collection than ever before. While the business models of the sector’s players have yet to be defined and the issues well understood, connected health is already meeting with massive approval from patients and caregivers.
Medical IoT for better patient care
Connected technologies meet a multitude of use cases. The data collected by the sensors allows for the coordination of healthcare organizations, but also for better patient monitoring. Diabetes monitoring, in particular, is facilitated by sensors, blood pressure monitors and connected medical devices. Teleconsultation allows for improved treatment monitoring and prevention.
IoT also facilitates care in emergency situations and speeds up response. From a technological point of view, these systems must relieve caregivers of a constraining part of their daily work, without neglecting the human component. IoT should also facilitate dialogue, exchange and access to care technologies, while limiting consulting costs for industry players.
Connected objects in the field of health to optimize diagnosis
Connected devices have another key role: to speed up and make diagnoses more reliable. Data collection devices allow for real-time patient monitoring, retrieving valuable data and drawing comprehensive and reliable conclusions.
By improving the flow of information between emergency departments and caregivers, data collection devices help to achieve positive changes in care, as they limit consultation costs while improving follow-up.
Patients, whether or not they are at risk, are thus effectively monitored over time. As a vector of innovation, the sensors of connected devices are highly accurate and provide quality elements for making informed diagnoses.
Connected objects and remote assistance
The new uses linked to data make it possible to envisage a more mobile follow-up. Connected devices and remote patient monitoring ease the burden on caregivers to consult and provide valuable assistance to frail patients.
Alert systems, preventive information, numerical indicators in case of emergency treatment: at every stage, the IoT guarantees better monitoring and complete compliance with treatments.
The effect is just as beneficial for patient health as it is for the capacity of healthcare institutions: connected medical devices are indeed vectors of anticipation and make it possible to manage a large part of the needs remotely. Thus, connected health enabling remote patient monitoring combines innovation and prevention, while providing a satisfying patient experience.