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We have discussed about the various applications, advantages, and challenges of IoT in health sectors in the previous sections. The combination of AI and ML along with IoT devices can open up new opportunities in the field of health sectors especially in prediction, detection, risk assessment, treatments, etc. Cloud services can easily be utilized to overcome the limited resources and computational capacity required for the implementation of AI and ML.

The quality of the internet connectivity also needs to be improved, owing to the huge amount of data generated as for real-time data generation, response time, and performance plays a major role. Healthcare professionals should be able to take proactive decisions based on the real-time data to prevent the degradation of health conditions.

Remote diagnostics can be made possible by means of combining big data analytics along with ML techniques and AI by analyzing the vast number of images stored in the database.

Human errors can be reduced due to the advancements in telerobotic surgeries, and hence, the Internet of Robotics will play a major role in future healthcare sectors.

Due to the evolutions of these technologies, more research will happen in biomedical sector and modern healthcare systems which may provide personalized drugs and targeted drug delivery systems.

With the promising research going on in the healthcare sectors, more innovative smart wearables and gadgets can be expected in future. Also, due to the increased use of IoT in healthcare sectors, countries around the globe are formulating new policies and rules for the usage of IoT in medical practices.

More research is happening to overcome the security challenges faced by the usage of IoT devices in healthcare sectors, the future of applications of IoT in healthcare services is very bright, and it will give an unprecedented transformation to the healthcare industry services.

In the coming decade, Internet of Healthcare things (IoHT) will lead to improved efficiency and effectiveness in terms of systems, process and service delivery in treatment, diagnosis and patient care standards.