Healthcare Magazine September 2020 | Page 67

WHICH IOT-COMPLEMENTARY TECHNOLOGIES WILL FACILITATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE ?
WHICH IOT-COMPLEMENTARY TECHNOLOGIES WILL FACILITATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE ?
As previously stated by Chui , the healthcare sector may have barely realised the scope of what an optimised IoT network could achieve . When considering what might pair with it drive the industry ’ s future , both Chui and Lee-Davey cite artificial intelligence ( AI ) and 5G as augmentations which could yield a significantly improved service . “ Electronic health records are being combined with IoT to enable seamless data collection with low error rates . Analytics and AI can then be used to provide input into clinical decisions ,” says Chui . “ The lower latency provided by 5G ( estimated to conceivably exceed the fastest 4G by 20 times ) can enable hospitals to use robotics for diagnosis or surgical procedures , which can have great benefits to more efficient use of clinical expertise ,” adds Lee-Davey .
For Ana Maria Giménez , Partners ’ Solutions Sales Director at network specialist Sigfox , enhanced IoT could revolutionise the diagnostics of
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Running IoT devices on private networks which are kept separate from the public internet can also be beneficial as each asset will require individual authentication

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