Internet of Things in Healthcare Industry: Literature Review and Proposed Solutions

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Table of Contents
Literature Review.......................................................................................................................2
Proposed solution to the identified research problem................................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
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Literature Review
According to Islam et al. (2015), the major problems of the healthcare industry can be
solved effectively with the help of the latest developments of internet of things. The data
security issue is a major concern in the healthcare industry and this problem can be
effectively solved using the latest information system technologies. The main benefit of this
paper is that it focuses on the use of smart objects for complex operations in the hospitals.
This writer of this paper examined the policies and challenges related to the incorporation of
the new IoT enabled system. The paper provides in depth knowledge about the cyber physical
smart pervasive framework but fails to discuss the issues related to the framework. The paper
is written in a generalized form which helps the readers to understand the application of the
proposed framework not only in the healthcare industry but also in other industries as well.
The paper highlights the effectiveness of the different IOT enabled applications from the
perspective of technology, economy and social perspective.
The IOT based healthcare technologies are discussed in details in this paper which
gives an ideal solution regarding the security aspects of the stakeholders of the healthcare
industry. The writers of this paper also focuses on the application of the latest IoT enabled
systems in the industrial market (Rahmani et al., 2018). The solution regarding the privacy
issue is solved using the paper, as the paper thoroughly discusses the risks and vulnerabilities
related to the discussed technologies. The insignificant drawback of this paper is that the
discussed technologies are not considered from the point of view of sustainable development
but it can be said that this paper has a huge role to play in understating the possible future
applications of the internet of things in healthcare industry (Gia et al., 2015).
According to Al-Fuqaha et al. (2015), there are different types of issues related to the
incorporation of the internet of things in different healthcare industries as well as in other

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industries. The technologies, protocols and applications related to the internet of things are
discussed in this paper properly. The paper mainly focuses on the challenges of the different
types of internet of things in the healthcare industry. The prime focus of the paper is the
implementation process of the advanced system which is very much necessary in order to
achieve the desired results. The paper describes the issues very categorically so that the
readers can understand each issue and solve them.
According to the writers of this literature review, human intervention is a very
important aspect regarding the use of the internet of things as it can be observed that most of
the hospital authority just invest economically regarding the new system rather than giving
training sessions to the concerned employees which could have yielded more effectiveness
and productivity. One of the prime advantages of the paper regarding the readers is that it
gives an idea of the collective effectiveness of all the new systems installed in a specific
business unit.
Compared to the other type of similar paper it can be said that the uniqueness of the
paper is maintained as it discusses on all the vital protocols as these protocols can have a
direct negative impact on the growth and productivity of the hospitals (Moosavi et al., 2016).
The paper is beautifully balanced as it states about both the advantages as well as the
disadvantages of the ignorance of the protocols before it is implemented into the systems.
The market opportunity of IoT is discussed in details in the paper which helps us in
understand the current and future market trends of the IoT enabled systems in healthcare
industry.
According to Hossain & Muhammad (2016), internets of things have played a great
role in the development of all the interconnected devices in the medical rooms of the
healthcare industry. The health monitoring is an important aspect of internet of things as it