ABSTRACT
This chapter seeks on how the convergence of technology has helped in the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT). It aims to elucidate various sociotechnical challenges of IoT deployment in health-care domain followed by possible solutions. The chapter focuses on the IoT applications in healthcare. The IoT can play a significant role in providing necessary and relevant data to businesses for better decision-making. The IoT has been used widely for pollution monitoring, chemical hazard, earthquake and flood detection, weather forecasting, and precision agriculture. The IoT provides a new relationship between people and vehicles. Apart from social issues, technological issues also limit the use of the IoT in healthcare. The sociotechnological challenges have to be addressed so as to enhance their adoption, thereby guaranteeing equitable and seamless services through wearable healthcare. Medical wearable devices manufacturing organizations also have a responsibility toward data protection.
