How Will IoT and AI Transform the Patient-Doctor Relationship?

The following is a guest article by Thomas Serval, CEO and Founder of Baracoda. Healthcare has never been an easy topic to discuss. Whether you’re at the doctor’s office or in the comfort of your home, talking about your health can be overwhelming. Most of us don’t enjoy going to the doctor. The anxiety of a doctor finding something wrong or being embarrassed to ask questions are some of the reasons why people prefer to get in and out at appointments. Coupled with primary care physicians spending a little more than 15 minutes with their patients, there isn’t enough time to discuss concerns or take a deep look at any test results.  We typically only discuss our health at an annual doctor visit. Yes, these check-in’s are critical, but they only provide a snapshot of what’s going on. We aren’t in the habit of monitoring our health daily or having it monitored from afar. Continuous tracking of patients’ vitals helps them and their doctors get a better understanding of what their health actually looks like. And this is why the role of connected devices in everyday healthcare constantly increases.  In fact, 30% of physicians are using remote monitoring devices in 2022, up from 12% in 2016 and nearly double from 2019. With the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), devices like smart patches, wearable bands or smart watches are making it easier to track metrics like pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, respirat...
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