The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) may sound like a sci-fi term describing an unimaginable future, but in reality it is a reality here and now, thanks to the great power of 5G wireless - one that has unlimited potential offers. 

Today, IoMT tools are evolving rapidly in healthcare delivery due to their many and in many respects unavailable capabilities to collect and analyze health data in real time.

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Sending or sharing this data through cloud storage is another important switch in the IoMT chain.

Information is efficiently transferred to and from other facilities in the interconnected ecosystem and translated into a network of medical facilities, software applications and health systems and services to make better and more efficient use of resources.

In the first place, this often very dense infrastructure aims to achieve better health outcomes through more accurate diagnostics and shorter care costs created with improved management in the clinical workflow. Instead, it can mean easier access to healthcare for patients, better patient health and increased satisfaction with healthcare services.

From a practical point of view, IoMT can mean anything from sensors to pharmaceutical transmissions that measure temperature, humidity and tendency to ensure they are in the best possible condition, or simply intelligently. spread only when necessary, with significant permutations.

In addition, for patients and clients, IoMT applications play an important role in monitoring and preventing chronic diseases through more affordable smartphone technology, such as the provision of personalized medicines for specific cancer patients.

Surprisingly, IoMT has also accelerated the introduction of "smart pills" with built-in microscopic sensors that can, when ingested, send data to connected devices. This may mean better adherence to patients taking medication, special care for patients with dementia and mental illness. Another useful example is an implanted arterial device that can alert healthcare professionals at the first signs of a stroke.

In particular, IoMT can enable patients to manage healthcare needs more independently, not to mention the possibility of rapid access to emergency assistance.

Portable devices such as smart watches allow healthcare professionals to remotely monitor the well-being of their patients - by analyzing blood pressure, heart rate, sleep patterns and number of steps - enable observation and treatment that was previously only possible in an institutional setting and improve quality of life. This seems to be innovative for homeless patients living at a considerable distance from medical facilities.

It is possible that IoMT could not have come at a better time. With integrated artificial intelligence, IoMT has even more applications as we strive to slowly break out of the pandemic and continue to provide remote care while freeing up a vital bed space for patients who need more intensive care.

All of this contributes to a huge opportunity for a major improvement in healthcare in an ever-growing global market of billions of dollars.