A Review of Design Implementation and Impact of Smart Cities in Smart Healthcare Delivery Systems

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Aliyu Sulaiman Aliyu, Dr. Divya Nandini Sharma


Abstract

 The burden of the population in the country and the high increase of the World’s population have significantly risen, which has pushed the traditional healthcare system into a measure of global problems. These systems lead to the need for a faster way of providing healthcare that brings people closer and is easier, while ensuring standardization. To address the traditional problems there is a necessity of developing smart cities with the help of smart technologies like artificial intelligence, cloud, etc.

Using the latest cutting-edge technology such as computing, big data analytics, block chain and more to make people's lives easier. In this review, the design and operation of smart healthcare infrastructure for the modern healthcare are discussed in detail. To achieve these, a narrative review methodology has been adopted, which includes the collection of various journals and Engaging in a proper review of scholars' work, conferences and published papers in the years 2018-2025 from A number of journals published by Google Scholar.

The findings of the study have revealed that the standard healthcare system can enhance the healthcare delivery technology with the help of the following: Real-time patient monitoring, detection of diagnosis, Remote diagnosis and treatments, standardization of diagnosis methods, Disease analysis, and emergency control systems. The study advances the knowledge in terms of understanding and achievable development, implementing, and actions in healthcare delivery to provide better solutions to problems, and exploring future opportunities related to Smart Healthcare Designation in a smart city.



Keywords

Smart City, Smart Healthcare Systems, Emergency Response Control, Digital Healthcare



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