| |October 20198IOT OPENS NEW AVENUES FOR IMPROVING HEALTHCARE PRACTICESBy Rishi Mohan Bhatnagar, President, Aeris IndiaAeris provides connected solutions for social impact enterprises in challenging environments around the world. From global cellular data connectivity to industry-leading device management and IoT infrastructure platforms, Aeris technology sets standards for tomorrow's enterprise IoT deployments.expert opinionhe expanding interface be-tween IoT and healthcare af-fords immense opportunities for enhancing patient experience, data management and outcomes. As Internet of Things (IoT) carves inroads into the healthcare sec-tor, multi-sensory networks for monitoring, mapping and di-agnosis enabled by IoT can re-duce uncertainties and future risks while making healthcare more affordable, patient friendly and effective. Personalized Treatment and CarePersonalizing healthcare has been a holy grail for healthcare institutions. Data gathered from an IoT installation in a treatment facility can be used to deliver per-sonalized patient experience and in preparing customized and tar-geted solutions designed to meet the unique needs of individual patients. These covers all levels of diagnosis, monitoring and ser-vices including exercise advice and/or dietary inputs. The doctor can study an IoT stream coming from devices accessed via a portal to study the health of the patient. This data stream also helps in de-riving the efficacy of drugs and dosage being administered while providing information on the side effects, if any. Dosage AdherenceA study by the World Health Or-ganization found that as much T
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