Digital Healthcare IoT and Sensing Platforms
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 May 2026) | Viewed by 954
Editor
Interests: medical Internet of Things (MIoT) platforms; wearable technology for health monitoring; sensor platforms for healthcare; biometric security
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Dear Colleagues,
The rapid advancement of Internet of Things (IoT) platforms that conet users to the cloud services, smartphone apps and health devices and wearables, integrating heterogeneous technologies and a diversity providers together with an increase in the use of AI at different levels, has revolutionized healthcare, driving innovation in digital health platforms and monitoring systems.
This Special Issue focuses on the design, development, and application of IoT platforms and smart sensing systems in digital healthcare, exploring how they can enhance patient monitoring, diagnostics, treatment, and overall healthcare prvisioning. The integration of IoT with wearable or portable devices, smartphones and data analytics provides continuous, real-time health monitoring with the patient in the loop thanks to new user interfaces, promoting personalized care, early detection of medical events, and improve the management of chronic diseases.
This issue invites contributions that address key technological, clinical, and social challenges in implementing platform-based healthcare solutions. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Wearable Sensors and Medical Devices: Advances in biosensors, smart wearables, and implantable devices that enable seamless data collection and health monitoring and control.
- Remote Patient Monitoring: IoT frameworks for remote health supervision, telemedicine platforms, and the role of sensing technologies in chronic disease management.
- Healthcare Data Analytics: AI-driven approaches for processing and analyzing large-scale health data collected via IoT devices.
- Smart Health Systems: Integration of IoT in hospital infrastructure, smart healthcare facilities, and interoperable health systems for improved patient outcomes.
- Security and Privacy: Addressing the cybersecurity risks and data privacy concerns associated with digital healthcare platforms.
- Technoeconomic and value capture of platform solutions in Healthcare: Quantitative research on the impact of healthcare platforms.
This issue seeks original research, review articles, and case studies that highlight breakthroughs and practical applications of IoT and IoMT platforms and sensing technologies in healthcare, with an emphasis on improving efficiency, accessibility, and patient-centric care in the digital health landscape.
Dr. Jordi Carrabina
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)
- digital healthcare platforms
- wearable devices
- smartphone health APPs
- AI on healthcare platforms
- technoeconomic analysis
- remote patient monitoring
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