A Novel Smart Healthcare System Design for Internet of Health Things

Abstract

COVID-19 might be devastatingly affecting our enterprises, public activities and individual prepping norms and principles but it has also sparked a digital revolution of innovation in different fields. The objective of this paper is to understand the in-depth role of the Internet of Things (IoT) in eHealth to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. This paper covers numerous applications of IoT in healthcare starting from research, telemedicine, teleconsultation via chatbots and virtual assistants providing instantaneous medical help online. Telemedicine and remote patient monitoring is the need of the hour to avoid direct contact with the patients which have been made possible via IoT and its associated tools like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain technology and Cloud Computing. With such high volumes and diversity of data being generated from IoT there is a strong need for connectivity and streaming analytics thus 5G technology and its applications have been discussed like smart 5G connected ambulances and smart 5G based hospitals. Long Range Radio is another promising technology which due to its low power operation and long-distance data transmission at higher speeds is turning out to be the defacto technology for IoT networks across the globe especially in areas with poor network coverage. Seeing the demand for both ventilators and skilled medical professionals due to lack of proper medical infrastructure worldwide, a review of IoT -based smart ventilators has also been carried out. The paper concludes with possible solutions to IoT challenges in healthcare by proposing a smart healthcare model design. Moreover keeping in mind the situation of Covid-19 Pandemic the module also comprises a UVC Disinfection box that would help in eliminating the risk of the virus entering our homes.