APPLICATIONS OF INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) IN HEALTHCARE: A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY

Abstract

In complementing and improving current healthcare systems, comprehensive research has been devoted to the exploration of different technologies such as information technology (IT). In particular, the Internet of Things (IoT) has been widely used to connect available medical services and provide elderly and chronically ill patients with a secure, productive and smart healthcare service. The goal of this paper is to summarize the IoT applications in the healthcare industry and to identify the trend of intelligentization and future research directions in this area. The development of IoT in healthcare systems has been studied from the perspectives of enabling technologies and methodologies, IoT-enabled smart devices and systems, and various IoT applications in the healthcare industries, based on a systematic literature review and the discussion of the researchers' achievements. Finally, the challenges and prospects of the development of IoT based healthcare systems are discussed in detail.