IoT as enabler(future) of Smart Hospital Technology Intro 

Technology is altering our lives. There is no doubt to that. While in                         some aspects it is more visible ­ you are probably reading this article on                           your phone, or tablet device, who know maybe even on new iWatch.   With the rapid increase of number of smart medical devices, extensive use                       and availability of mobile phones and constant demand for better health                     care the need for better interconnectivity technology and better solutions is                     growing. Some technology will have to connect all of existing and new type                         of medical equipment, sensors, wearables together. Besides less people                 want to visit hospital, they want to track state of their health using phone or                             tablet   IoT for medical connectivity 

IoT will not only help us to connect existing medical devices and                       technologies together, it will also enable remote control, remote monitoring                   and even create a new ecosystem ­ smart hospitals.   IoT is extremely scalable technology. It has gained rapid grows in last                       decade, as for medical application it is only starting to boom. The industry                         is expected to reach $117 billion dollars by 2020 accompanied by the rapid                         increase of number of smart medical devices, extensive use of mobile apps                       and better internet connection.   When developing new medical wearable device or app choosing a                   technology or making custom architecture for communication is essential                 part of design process.   IoT as middleware 

IoT middleware helps to connect all sort of medical devices be it                       smart bed, patient room ventilation systems or heart rate sensor. Being                     

secure IoT helps to transfer critical medical data, which eliminates need of                       handling data from one hand to another.   Another benefit of IoT is data agnostic, we still have old medical devices,                         and the rapidly growing amount of new technology. It is quite hard to keep                           up with all possible types of information these devices produce, with mobile                       app it is of course a little bit easier. Still IoT helps to transfer information                             between different endpoints while converting it to its own data format,                     which removes necessity for developers to hard code every format to their                       system.   IoT serves as enabler for real time healthcare management. It allows                     remote monitoring of patient conditions, reduces amount of necessary                 medical equipment, and allows doctors and patients to use their time more                       effectively. Besides IoT connectivity increases uptime of critical medical                 systems which are used in real time monitoring and diagnostics.     Smart Hospital 

But IoT does not only help devices to interconnect it also work as a                           backbone of so called Medical CRM. With the help of IoT and software                         solutions doctors and nurses can monitor patient health, analyze data                   retrieved from smart sensors or wearables. This helps to generate more                     trustworthy information for the doctor, allowing him to view data directly                     from the devices. Medical CRM reduces risks of miscommunication when                   talking to the patient directly. Being software it provides effective                   scheduling and task tracing both for the doctors and hospital as whole,                       allowing for more effective use of time and reducing unnecessary delays.   What can you do with all of the interconnected medical devices, wearables,                       mobile apps and Medical CRM? You can connect them together and create                       ecosystem which is known as Smart Hospital. With the rapid technology                     improvement and internet connectivity of electronics appliance we can add                   

smart building systems, such as temperature control, different sensor                 equipment and other electronic equipment typically found in the hospital to                     Smart Hospital system through IoT. This will allows different end systems                     to exchange information, keep track of doctor, patient location and remotely                     monitor state of health monitor.   Connectivity to large computational clusters allows analysis of all sorts of                     medical data. Another benefit of IoT, it enables real time data monitoring of                         health state though wearable devices. The doctor can keep track of how                       well patient is doing without leaving an office and patients do not have to                           stay at hospital for weeks   Patient Centered 

Patient being heart of this smart hospital system IoT serves as                     nervous system transmitting data/impulses and making it all efficient and                   scalable. Data rich application is the next step of evolution of smart medical                         technologies. All the information about patient will be stored on his mobile                       phone and he will be able to make an appointment with doctor without                         leaving his flat.     With software advancement, new, more sophisticated health analytics               systems will be able to monitor patient health remotely without patient even                       knowing about it. Internet and mobile phone will enable people all around                       the world to receive basic medical diagnosis and help them overcome                     diseases. Smart analysis of data through the IoT, serving as middleware,                     and cloud computing power will gather information from smart health                   sensors and store it in the hospital data clusters. Using retrieved data,                       smart hospital systems will be able to monitor and inform hospital as well                         as patient about state of their health and what medication is necessary at                         the moment. Not only it will help to treat different diseases it will also be                             able to help take preventative measures, create personalized health                 profiles and take work of ordering medication or pills by itself.   

Future Future of medical care is to enable hospitals to be patient centered,                       

remove unnecessary administrative tasks, and improve quality of service.                 Medical staff and patients will gain more mobility. Being data oriented, with                       all the information being in digital form, Smart Hospital subsystems will be                       interoperable as all devices could talk teach other exchanging various                   types of information. As systems are no longer directly controlled by people                       we can eliminate some errors of human factor. Endpoints will be connected                       through fast reliable network with secure connection while, medical data                   being stored on the cloud, make it fail safe.   Conclusion 

IoT is serving as one of catalyst of medical care quality grows as well                           as its availability. In near future we will see improvement in life span                         through use of interconnected devices, smart gadgets, big data, health                   monitoring as well analytics , with IoT being a glue and enabler of all this                             and much more. Who knows maybe IoT, being a middleware, with                     combination of big data and supercomputers, like Watson, will create new                     breakthrough, preventing us from many diseases.