Connected Devices Personalize Health Care

By Embedded Advisor | Friday, November 30, 2018

As numerous industries embark upon new technological frontiers decade after decade, the advancements in healthcare are also not far behind. With a synergetic combination of technology and medicine, the world is witnessing substantial growth in the operation and quality of health care. This growth in health care can be attributed to its shift from unconnected to connected devices, by the application of cloud computing.

The innovative cloud computing and Internet of Things (IoT) proved to be valuable resources to every business, and healthcare was one of the first few industries in line to adopt cloud computing. Hospitals used to follow meticulous methods to record and store a patient’s information till the arrival of cloud technology. The efficiency of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data led to the development of Electronic Health Records (EHR), an upgraded version of the original Clinical Information System. EHR is an organized collection of the individual patient, or population, information electronically stored digitally over a network of connected devices.

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An originally unconnected device, to illustrate the efficiency of a now connected device is an ECG. This medical device previously required manual attention in terms of configuration and data collection. After being cloud-enabled, the data recorded by the ECG is uploaded to the hospital’s cloud infrastructure in real time. A healthcare professional can access these records remotely, be alerted instantly in case of irregular heart rhythms; saving time and casualties. Physicians have been able to optimize response times, procure accurate diagnostics and provide unparalleled patient care due to such cutting-edge medical device developments.

To consolidate IoT in medical electronic instruments that capacitates cloud availability, engineers are entrusted with planning medicinal gadgets that nearly take after existing gadget highlights. Manufacturers are keen on preserving the features and operations of an already successful device, and doing so will further simplify the transition from existing to upgraded devices.

From EHR systems being implemented in ambulance services to inform physicians of the patient’s details, to creating more efficient billing systems, the application of cloud-based management systems is boundless. The driving force to better the healthcare industry and provide patients with superior hospitality is the effective implementation of today’s technology.

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