Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Use of Internet of Things( IoT) in Indian Healthcare from Doctor's point of view

Yeole Anjali, Kalbande D. R

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An improvement in the lifestyle is achieved by different new technologies. In today’s world of connectivity, with the advancement of Internet of Things (IoT) all entities are connected to each other by some communication means. IoT enabled sensors for measuring vital parameters can be used by doctors for real–time monitoring of patient. Whereas actual technology used by majority of hospitals is a multimodal monitors which measures and displays the relevant vital parameters. It is commonly integrated into the bedside monitors in critical care units. These devices neither have storage capacity nor connected to internet and they are costly as well. Real time patient monitoring is the main objective of IoT based healthcare systems for improving quality of everyone’s life. The purpose of this exploratory research is to provide first insights into the way doctor perceive use of IoT enabled devices in healthcare. A questionnaire was developed.Data was collected from 26 physicians from 26 different hospitals where surgical units are available. Result of survey and interviews of four physicians’ shows that there is still not enough awareness and readiness for the use of IoT enabled medical devices, but all are willing to make use of this new technology.

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Yeole Anjali, Kalbande D. R, Use of Internet of Things( IoT) in Indian Healthcare from Doctor's point of view, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-4 | April-2018

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