HOSPITALS
HOSPITALS
For Chui , IoT ’ s benefit to hospitals can be summarised succinctly : efficiency . “ In this arena , IoT has most often been used to achieve operational benefits for facilities management and asset tracking ,” he explains . “ It can also be used to monitor patients by sending data about a patient ’ s pulse and oxygen levels to central stations and into electronic health records , or even tracking the location of patients within the building - such as if a child is about to leave a pediatric area .”
However , since doctors ’ will be able to treat patients at home using IoT devices such as those aforementioned , another critical advantage will be the reduced burden on hospital capacity . The precious but limited resources of hospital beds and doctors ’ time will subsequently be unencumbered and remain available to those who truly need them most . “ This is particularly the case with patients that suffer from chronic illnesses who have previously needed to visit the hospital on a regular basis ,” says Lee-Davey . “ All of this results in increased efficiencies and cost-saving for hospitals ; a massive benefit .”
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