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Patient monitoring from remote locations is possible with the help of IoT devices. This reduces the number of cases of hospital admissions which, in turn, reduces the expenses. After a major illness or surgery, when the patients are discharged from the hospitals, doctors can keep track of the health of the patients and reduce re-admissions.

In rural areas where the healthcare facilities are poor, doctors can monitor the patients sitting at a remote location and can reduce the death rates.

The expenses incurred for traveling long distance for consultations, hospitalizations, etc., can be reduced. Even IoT devices can alert the healthcare professionals if the patients are not taking medicines regularly or taking wrong medications. With the continuous monitoring of the patients, health risks can be reduced drastically.