The real value of IoT at home

摘要

Medical treatment and research have long been plagued by the problem of inaccurate patient data outside of a medical facility. While patients may try hard to accurately record all kinds of information for physicians, they often fail to note important details or try to reconstruct data after the fact from memory. The result is unreliable data, and unfortunately, home visits by healthcare professionals or patients coming to health centers to record reliable data are costly. Also worth noting, patients often either minimize or exaggerate symptoms, consequently neglecting needed followup or over-using a clinician's time.