ABSTRACT
The Internet of things (IoT) is a megatrend in future-generation technologies that can impact the entire business domain and can be viewed as the interconnection of uniquely identifiable smart devices and objects within an internet infrastructure. The IoT healthcare system acts as a platform between local and public wearable and implantable body sensor networks (WIBSNs) with specific needs. The practices of IoT in healthcare has widely increased across various specific areas like monitoring patient care, maintaining vital equipment, tracking equipment usage, monitoring medical assets, etc. Wearable IoT targets are connected to body-worn sensor devices so that physicians can supervise the health of their patients remotely. Implantable devices assist in replacing the damaged part of the biological structures in the human body. However, developing smart WIBSNs poses significant challenges because of the need for noninvasive wearable structures, the miniaturization of sensors, the integration of radio integrated circuits (ICs), body-worn antennas, less energy consumption, and data security. Chapter 9 examines the various attributes associated with WIBSNs and analyzes its dimensions with respect to healthcare. It also gives the reader an overall perspective of the entire ecosystem of the IoT–based healthcare and the functioning its associated components.
