Editor’s Note: Abhinav Shashank is the CEO & Co-founder at Innovaccer Inc., a datashop integrating complex data across multiple distributed sources to give healthcare organizations greater insights to provider better care.

Technology can never replace humans because the ultimate decision-making authority always lies with the individual. He or she can, however, in the course of time, opt for technological solutions that simplify their work and bring about efficiency.

Convenience. Efficiency. Automation. The three words that define everything the Internet of Things (IoT) stands for. IoT is a game-changer technology that has been creating quite a buzz in almost every industry, but has it found acceptance in healthcare? Technology that seeks to connect any device with an on and off switch to the internet and captures and monitors data on devices that are connected to the cloud is sure to make an impact in healthcare.

IoT’s modest beginnings in healthcare can be traced to the use of remote monitoring, smart sensors and medical device integration as well as activity trackers, wearable biometric sensors, glucose monitors, medication dispensers and smart beds.

It would be mind-boggling to imagine what the future of healthcare can be if IoT was expanded and invested …read more

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