8 applications of Internet of Things that will make Healthcare cheaper and more effective. More can be found on ➔ www.boardofinnovation.com/blog

1. 8 APPLICATIONS OF INTERNET
OF THINGS THAT WILL MAKE
HEALTHCARE CHEAPER AND
MORE EFFECTIVE.
curated by Giorgio Orsucci
INTERNET
OF THINGS WILL
MAKE YOU LIVE LONGER.
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3. Intro
Ok, first:
one little test

4. Intro
What do you
think if I say
Healthcare?

5. Hospitals?
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What do you
think if I say
Healthcare?

6. Hospitals? Diseases?
What do you
think if I say
Healthcare?
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7. ILLNESS
This happens because
Healthcare traditionally
focuses on the illness rather
than on people.
Intro

8. ILLNESS
Magic will happen when
the Internet of Things
will move Healthcare from
an illness-centered ...
Intro

9. WELLNESSILLNESSILLNESS
Magic will happen when
the Internet of Things
will move Healthcare from
an illness-centered to a
wellness-centered system...
Intro

10. WELLNESSILLNESSILLNESS
cure
A Healthcare that doesn’t
only cure...
Intro

11. care
A Healthcare that doesn’t
only cure...
but increasingly cares about
people.
WELLNESSILLNESSILLNESS
cure
Intro

12. Ok, let’s look at
some examples

13. You’ll have your body
tracked, all the time1

14. You’ll have your body
tracked, all the time1
We’ll soon have our body tracked and
monitored, on an hourly basis. Wearable
devices can keep track of heartbeat,
temperature and physical activity, whether
you’re running a marathon or testing a new
sofa. In the US they’ll reach a 20% market
penetration by 2020.
Source: eMarketer, 2016
Heartbeat
Temperature
Activity Monitor
Weight

15. You’ll be alerted about
anomalies, as soon as
they occur
2
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16. You’ll be alerted about
anomalies, as soon as
they occur
2
Your cholesterol is a bit high these days.
We’ll know if something is not going well,
much earlier than before. By monitoring
our body stats on an hourly basis, we can be
alerted to a problem as soon as it occurs - no
need to wait for that medical check-up in 3
months. Prevention, at its best.
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17. You’ll have your
motivation boosted3
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18. You’ll have your
motivation boosted3
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Three runs this week. Chapeau. By
measuring our body stats, we get precise
feedback on our efforts and progress, week
by week. And personalized suggestions on
diet and workouts can make us live healthier
and longer.
Fitbit

19. You’ll have quicker
assistance in case of
emergency
4
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20. You’ll have quicker
assistance in case of
emergency
4
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In situations of emergency, speed is key.
Connected devices can launch an immediate
SOS when the person’s body parameters
show anomalies.

21. You’ll stay at the
hospital only when
really needed
5
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22. You’ll stay at the
hospital only when
really needed
5
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4.9 millions of patients already use Remote
Monitoring devices. Their doctors can
monitor the data remotely and change
prescriptions accordingly, without the
burden for the patient to come to the
hospital.
Source: IBM, 2017

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24. You’ll have better
control over your
medications
6
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25. You’ll have better
control over your
medications
6
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50% of prescribed medications are not
taken correctly. Connected pill dispensers
can improve the experience of the patients,
by reminding them the dosage and timing.
Plus, the doctor may be notified when the
patient is running out of pills, and whether
the drug is negatively effecting other
parameters.
Source: Kaa, 2017

26. Medical equipement
will get Predictive
Maintenance
7
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27. Medical equipement
will get Predictive
Maintenance
7
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Repairing medical equipment even before
the issue occurs. Connected medical
equipment can predict failures of the
equipment and automatically alert the
provider. In a test performed by Karvy
Analytics, system failures of medical
equipment were avoided in 99% of the cases,
and alerted 20 to 30 days in advance.
Source: Karvy Analytics, 2016

28. There will be more Data
for Science8
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29. There will be more Data
for Science8
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OK, now imagine to track weight, blood
pressure, physical activity and other values.
Of millions of people. For years. This data
can help research to build better health
profiles and better predictive models. The
aim: to better diagnose and treat disease,
that is, to live better and longer.
Source: McKinsey & Company, 2015

30. You’ll have your body
tracked, all the time1
You’ll be alerted
about anomalies, as
soon as they occur2
You’ll have your
motivation boosted3
You’ll have quicker
assistance in case of
emergency4
You’ll stay at the
hospital only when
really needed
5
You’ll have better
control over your
medications6
Medical equipment
will get Predictive
Maintenance7
There will be more Data
for Science8
To recap: 8 ways Internet of Things will impact our wellness

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32. Conclusion
Now, are you a
practitioner in this field?

33. Conclusion
If yes, it’s time
for some

34. Conclusion
do-notsIf yes, it’s time
for some

35. IoT in Healthcare also comes with a dose
of risks. You don’t want your hospital
to have data breaches and share your
complete clinical folder with the world -
in that case, better have a call with your
lawyer soon. But this is only the extreme
example. Reality is that attention has to
be paid for each single data transfer: only
the relevant pieces of information should
be shared.
... mess up with
sensible Data
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36. ... miss to turn
Data into Insights
The manufacturing chain of Big Data
is long: after extraction, you need to
validate, aggregate, transform and
normalize data. Done? Not yet - the real
work starts there. Make sure to connect
the dots, find correlations, formulate
actionable insights, and make doctors
able to read and apply them.
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37. Fitbit knows more about its consumers than
the National Healthcare. The key will be:
creating an open platform where data can
be shared in a structured way (80% of health
data today is unstructured). It’s not just
National Healthcare: universities, research
centers, start-ups, healthcare companies
(e.g. Philips), and patients themselves will be
involved.
... overlook the
whole Ecosystem
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DATA
BROKERS
MANUFACTURERS
OF MEDICAL
DEVICES
HEALTHCARE
START-UPS
UNIVERSITIES
NATIONAL
HEALTHCARE

38. Did we miss
anything? Reach out!
Nick De Mey
Co-founder
nick.demey@boardofinnovation.com
Giorgio Orsucci
Innovation Researcher
giorgio.orsucci@boardofinnovation.com
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