IOT-Enhanced Healthcare: Smart Monitoring For Improved Patient Outcomes

Abstract

Biomedicine is not lagging behind, but is
really benefiting from the rapid advancements in
engineering, even if our world is being more
mechanized. The fast growth of technology like the
Internet and the Internet of Things (IoT) has made
significant improvements in healthcare and led to
innovations in the field. Health monitoring systems
that rely on the Internet of Things (IoT) have lately
been the center of a lot of research and development.
People coping with chronic illnesses or residing in
remote areas may find that these systems make
healthcare more accessible and of higher quality. In
terms of functionality, performance metrics, and
hardware and software components, existing health
monitoring systems based on the Internet of Things
(IoT) have certain commonalities and have some
variances. All of these systems rely on sensors to
measure patients' vital signs, but the sensors
employed in them are various models and types with
varied specs and levels of accuracy. Here for review
is an article that offers a new approach to the current
situation with the goal of making it better. By
allowing for constant and remote monitoring of
patients' vitals, our technology facilitates the early
detection and treatment of potential health issues.
Several sensors affixed to the patient's body may be
used to gather data using this system, which makes
use of two widely used microcontrollers, the Arduino
Nano and the Wemos D1 Mini. The data is then
wirelessly sent to a central monitoring station for
further processing. On top of that, our technology
offers a substantial decrease in the necessary funds
as compared to previous versions. Numerous
healthcare monitoring systems have been set up at
various healthcare facilities, including hospitals. The
importance of portable healthcare monitoring
devices equipped with state-of-the-art technology has
grown in several places throughout the globe. Within
the framework of the Internet of Things (IoT), our
concept introduces an automated healthcare system
capable of real-time monitoring of a patient's vital
signs and the room's environmental parameters. This
system gathers information about the hospital's
environment through the use of sensors. Some
examples of these sensors include those that monitor
the heart rate and body temperature. In the
traditional model, doctors and other medical
professionals play an important role; they must be
physically present with patients to make diagnoses
and provide treatment recommendations. But there
are two major challenges that this approach brings
that need fixing. First things first: the patient must
have a doctor or other medical professional
physically present with them at all times.
Furthermore, patients undergoing treatment with
biomedical equipment are obligated to stay in their
hospital beds for extended durations. To tackle these