3. Be aware of the strict definition regarding entry into the healthcare field

Wellness products can evolve into health applications. This is the strategy of French leader Withings, already well placed internationally, which offers connected scales, thermometers, blood pressure monitors and more. These Bluetooth-connected devices are certified medical devices, even if they are not prescribed by a professional. The data is transferred by a mobile application to a platform that supports the services offered by various groups and networks. Such platforms are an indispensable component of the IoT, as they interface with web-based services.

Based on these tools, the first patient monitoring networks are emerging, organized in a hub-and-spoke fashion around a monitoring platform managed by a healthcare network or facility. Cardiauvergne, for example, links connected scales to the cardiology department in Clermont-Ferrand. These networks will gradually...