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Internet of Medical Things (IOMT): Applications, Benefits and Future Challenges in Healthcare Domain

Gulraiz J. Joyia, Rao M. Liaqat, Aftab Farooq, and Saad Rehman
National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract—Internet of Medical Things (IOMT) is playing vital role in healthcare industry to increase the accuracy, reliability and productivity of electronic devices. Researchers are contributing towards a digitized healthcare system by interconnecting the available medical resources and healthcare services. As IOT converge various domains but our focus is related to research contribution of IOT in healthcare domain. This paper presents the peoples contribution of IOT in healthcare domain, application and future challenges of IOT in term of medical services in healthcare. We do hope that this work will be useful for researchers and practitioners in the field, helping them to understand the huge potential of IoT in medical domain and identification of major challenges in IOMT. This work will also help the researchers to understand applications of IOT in healthcare domain. This contribution will help the researchers to understand the previous contribution of IOT in healthcare industry.
 
Index Terms—iot, IOMT, healthcare, challenges

Cite: Gulraiz J. Joyia, Rao M. Liaqat, Aftab Farooq, and Saad Rehman, "Internet of Medical Things (IOMT): Applications, Benefits and Future Challenges in Healthcare Domain," Journal of Communications, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 240-247, 2017. Doi: 10.12720/jcm.12.4.240-247