Wireless Sensor Networks Revolutionize Healthcare: An Analysis of Applications, Benefits and Challenges

Abstract

The sensor nodes play a vital role in the wireless sensor network (WSN) to ease environmental, physical, and system parameter monitoring. It can transform the medical industry with its data collection mechanisms, which include real-time feedback and medical dataset processing. The significance of WSNs for health care and how they perform is not free from problems that have to be fixed for these networks to be effective in deployment. However, this article reviews and analyses the advantages, disadvantages, and challenges of using health WSNs. The article begins by discussing the advantages and manifestations of healthcare-focused WSNs, as well as the primary benefits they offer today. To conclude, the article highlights the advantages of such networks in the healthcare industry, including cost savings, improved patient outcomes, increased efficiency in process improvement, and exceptional data security. It also provides solutions dealing with topics such as data secrecy, hazards, frequency, legal issues, compatibility, and technical problems in healthcare. In addition to the current paper, this one explores intelligent methods for drivers to utilize technology and showcases several intriguing studies demonstrating the application of WSNs also play a role in healthcare by offering guidance on how to adopt their use in treatment and patient monitoring, which requires applying effective models and overcoming problems such as medical information privacy and policy regulations. Hence, for the hassle-free working of medical WSN applications in the medical sector and continuing research in the field of healthcare, the article emphasizes the need for continuous advancements.