The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) represents an emerging era within the broader Internet of Things (IoT) framework, capturing increasing attention from researchers due to its vast applications in Smart Healthcare Systems (SHS).
In the past few decades, the healthcare industry has undergone remarkable transformations. The 21st century has propelled medicine into an era of rapid technological advancements, revolutionizing patient care. As we look ahead, the possibilities for future trends in healthcare technology appear boundless, pushing the boundaries of what we once thought was possible.
Over the past five years, the utilization of apps for healthcare, MedTech, and eHealth sectors has experienced an unprecedented surge. According to Liquid-State, the number of mobile healthcare apps available to patients exceeded 318,000 in 2018, with an estimated 200 new healthcare apps being developed each day.
Throughout the patient journey, spanning from preventive measures to palliative care, there exists a parallel financial journey. Despite governments' renewed commitment to achieving universal health coverage (UHC), patients still bear a significant portion of healthcare costs, particularly for high-quality and timely care.
The year 2020 was full of challenges and the greatest of them were in the sphere of healthcare. COVID-19 revealed the major pain points of the system. Even before the pandemic, there was a challenge of the population growing older.
With all the joys the technological progress brings, the question sporadically arising is, “What is the point if so many people still don’t live to see their life autumn?”; What kind of joy from a new contraption can a person with cancer feel? Isn’t money spent on tech enhancements spent in vain?
