Royal Philips : Why the Internet of Things in healthcare is really about people, not things

These results illustrate how connecting smart devices, mobile apps, and clinical data can help people take control over their own health - while providing healthcare professionals with actionable insights that allow them to provide support when needed. Enabled by secure, cloud-based connectivity, with appropriate privacy controls. It captures the essence of what the IoT in healthcare is about.

But this is merely one of many examples of how the IoT can support patients and healthcare providers alike. In my next article, I will explore a wider range of IoT applications that are changing the face of healthcare. All by putting people - not things - first.

Disclaimers

[1] 19% of DreamMapper users used their therapy 100% of the nights over 90-days versus 12% for the Standard Care users, a 58.33% increase. In a retrospective review conducted by Philips Respironics of the EncoreAnywhere database (white paper) that compared DreamMapper patients (n=85,077) to users who did not use it (n=87,602).

[2] 46% 90-day adherence rate for DreamMapper patients versus 12% for the Standard Care group, a 283.33% increase. In a retrospective review conducted by Philips Respironics of the EncoreAnywhere database (white paper) of struggling patients (n=24,378)