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The Fusion of Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Cloud Computing in Health Care

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The Internet of Things is computation where devices are equipped with sensors, transmitters, receivers and microcontrollers. This chapter discusses the utilization of IoT in the healthcare system eliminating the risk for healthcare professionals. IoT provides ubiquitous monitoring systems that can be used for disease management. Many devices are connected and communicate with each other following the protocol designed. The medical information is collected, transmitted to be stored and retrieved to be analysed. Tools empowered with IoT can help medical staff to monitor patients regularly remotely and treat them. The interaction cost is reduced, and the data collected are analysed and used for future research studies. Medical emergencies can be predicted, and alert message notifications can be sent to corresponding people or authorities. Doctors and patients can check drug doses. Patients can receive reminder alerts at the time of medication or treatment. Furthermore, this chapter highlights IoT opportunities in the healthcare field and research challenges in current and near future.

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Abbreviations

CGM:

Continuous glucose monitoring

CYCORE:

Cyber infrastructure for comparative effectiveness research

ADAMM:

Automated device for asthma monitoring

GPS:

Global positioning system

IoT:

Internet of Things

PPG:

Photoplethysmography

QR:

Quick response

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  1. Department of CSE, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Deemed to be University, Hyderabad, India

    Sunitha Lingam

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  1. Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil, France

    Patrick Siarry

  2. Vardhaman College of Engineering, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    M.A. Jabbar

  3. Vardhaman College of Engineering, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    Rajanikanth Aluvalu

  4. Machine Intelligence Research Labs, Auburn, WA, USA

    Ajith Abraham

  5. School of Engineering, Instituto Superior de Engenharia, Porto, Portugal

    Ana Madureira

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Lingam, S. (2021). IoT Healthcare Applications. In: Siarry, P., Jabbar, M., Aluvalu, R., Abraham, A., Madureira, A. (eds) The Fusion of Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Cloud Computing in Health Care. Internet of Things. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75220-0_7

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