Internet of medical things: Architectural model, motivational factors and impediments

Abstract

The field of Internet of Things (IoT) is progressing in a fashion that will transform the complete landscape of future internet. It will further provide opportunities into new domains for automation and integration of real word objects. Medical field is always at the forefront of innovation adoption. There are currently numerous applications of the concept in the medical field such as e-Health and m-Health. This paper has reviewed and proposed the architectural model to implement Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). Moreover using Carley's eight step content analysis technique, motivational factors for the adoption of IoMT have been identified. Finally the paper sheds light on the major impediment such as security and privacy issues. This work will help the medical professionals to smoothly integrate the IoMT in their domain and avoid the major pitfalls.