Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Banja Luka, 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, European University Cyprus, 2404 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Sensors (Basel). 2020 Jun 27;20(13):3619. doi: 10.3390/s20133619.
Future smart healthcare systems - often referred to as Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) - will combine a plethora of wireless devices and applications that use wireless communication technologies to enable the exchange of healthcare data. Smart healthcare requires sufficient bandwidth, reliable and secure communication links, energy-efficient operations, and Quality of Service (QoS) support. The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions into healthcare systems can significantly increase intelligence, flexibility, and interoperability. This work provides an extensive survey on emerging IoT communication standards and technologies suitable for smart healthcare applications. A particular emphasis has been given to low-power wireless technologies as a key enabler for energy-efficient IoT-based healthcare systems. Major challenges in privacy and security are also discussed. A particular attention is devoted to crowdsourcing/crowdsensing, envisaged as tools for the rapid collection of massive quantities of medical data. Finally, open research challenges and future perspectives of IoMT are presented.
未来的智能医疗系统——通常被称为医疗物联网 (IoMT)——将结合大量使用无线通信技术的无线设备和应用程序，以实现医疗数据的交换。智能医疗需要足够的带宽、可靠和安全的通信链路、节能的操作以及服务质量 (QoS) 支持。将物联网 (IoT) 解决方案集成到医疗系统中可以显著提高智能性、灵活性和互操作性。这项工作对适合智能医疗应用的新兴物联网通信标准和技术进行了广泛调查。特别强调了低功耗无线技术作为基于物联网的节能医疗系统的关键使能技术。还讨论了隐私和安全方面的主要挑战。特别关注众包/众感，将其视为快速收集大量医疗数据的工具。最后，提出了物联网的开放研究挑战和未来展望。
