A Digitally Caring Environment: The Internet of Things in Hospitals

What do hospital beds tell about patients? How does an „indoor GPS”-system work? How could sensors and connected devices enhance both patient experience and medical resource efficiency? Here, we tell you everything about IoT within the walls of health facilities. Emergency drones, Fitbits, and chatty hospital-beds In April 2045, Paul was walking down the street with her 4-year-old daughter, Lily, in downtown Boston. They were heading to the ice cream & deli at the corner of the square two minutes from their home. Suddenly, the man experienced chest pain, started to breathe heavily and collapsed. Lily looked shocked, couldn’t move and didn’t know what to do. Some passers-by of the busy street noticed, some were too caught up in their daily rush. The control-driver of the 27A self-driving bus stopped, though, she saw the entire scene first hand as the vehicle stopped due to a red light next to the pavement. The woman called an ambulance, took the girl by the hand and checked the Fitbit on Paul’s arm. At first, emergency drones arrived, scanned the entire scene and Paul for electronic information. They could also attach to the man’s Fitbit and harness data that might be relevant to the emergency team. By the time, the paramedics arrived at the scene on their self-driving ambulance, they could prepare for the case based on the data the drones sent back to the car. Not only there, but also the receiving hospital had access to the live patient data, and by the time ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Design AI connected digital digital health digital health sensors doctor future of hospital IoT patient smart smart algorithm Source Type: blogs