# Architecture * **Definition:** In healthcare technology, architecture refers to the structured framework that defines the organization, components, and relationships of systems and applications, enabling interoperability, data management, and efficient communication within healthcare environments. * **Taxonomy:** CTO Topics / Architecture ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Architecture**, for healthcare technology leaders * 25.1K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/24/2025 | [**Healthcare Provider Population Health Management Platforms Market Size 2025 - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/healthcare-provider-population-health-management-lnpkf/) | [[Linkedin]] | | 5/20/2025 | [**Infineon to revolutionize power delivery architecture for future AI server racks with NVIDIA**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/infineon-revolutionize-power-delivery-architecture-175600062.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 5/13/2025 | [**Steven Le Joins HFA Architecture + Engineering as Senior Grocery + Retail Lead**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/steven-le-joins-hfa-architecture--engineering-as-senior-grocery--retail-lead-302453934.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/29/2025 | [**Shaping future sugarcane: Researchers propose ideal plant architecture and breeding strategies**](https://phys.org/news/2025-04-future-sugarcane-ideal-architecture-strategies.html) | [[Phys Org]] | | 4/11/2025 | [**WiseAnalytics Unveils Advanced Data Architecture Solutions for Scalable Business Growth**](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/wiseanalytics-unveils-advanced-data-architecture-solutions-for-scalable-business-growth-1034576109) | [[Business Insider Markets]] | | 3/20/2025 | [**D-Wave Introduces Quantum Blockchain Architecture, Featuring Enhanced Security and ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/d-wave-introduces-quantum-blockchain-110000400.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/30/2025 | [**BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE GUILD® APPOINTS NEW BOARD MEMBER AND CHIEF ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/business-architecture-guild-appoints-new-board-member-and-chief-financial-officer-302364150.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/15/2025 | [**Wearable Devices and Mobile Applications - 2025 Health IT Predictions**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/01/15/wearable-devices-and-mobile-applications-2025-health-it-predictions/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 12/14/2024 | [**The Future of Production: Scaling Innovation with Hybrid Computing, AI, and Automation**](https://www.cioreview.com/news/the-future-of-production-scaling-innovation-with-hybrid-computing-ai-and-automation-nid-40640-cid-175.html) | [[CIO Review]] | | 12/11/2024 | [**REGISTRATION OPEN FOR THE 13th ANNUAL BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE INNOVATION ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/registration-open-for-the-13th-annual-business-architecture-innovation-summit-302328442.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/9/2024 | [**Serverless Architecture Market is Estimated to Develop at a Stellar 22.8AGR through 2031**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/serverless-architecture-market-estimated-develop-140000547.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 11/21/2024 | [**Close Brothers Asset Management s'associe a Objectway pour stimuler la croissance et l'innovation**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241119217911/fr/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 11/21/2024 | [**Nvidia's CEO defends his moat as AI labs change how they improve their AI models**](https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/20/nvidias-ceo-defends-his-moat-as-ai-labs-change-how-they-improve-their-ai-models/) | [[TechCrunch]] | | 11/21/2024 | [**Wiz acquires Dazz for $450M to expand its cybersecurity platform - TechCrunch**](https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/21/wiz-acquires-dazz-for-450m-to-expand-its-cybersecurity-platform/) | [[TechCrunch]] | | 11/21/2024 | [**Grid Dynamics Introduces Composable Commerce Starter Kit on Microsoft Azure, Enabling Rapid Replacement of Legacy Systems with Modern Digital Commerce Capabilities**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241121747006/en/Grid-Dynamics-Introduces-Composable-Commerce-Starter-Kit-on-Microsoft-Azure-Enabling-Rapid-Replacement-of-Legacy-Systems-with-Modern-Digital-Commerce-Capabilities/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 11/21/2024 | [**Virtualitics Awarded Additional Phase III SBIR Contract for USAF Automated Master Storage ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/virtualitics-awarded-additional-phase-iii-sbir-contract-for-usaf-automated-master-storage-planning-solution-302312338.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 11/20/2024 | [**Automotive Ethernet Market Growth and Future Trends 2023 to 2028**](http://prsync.com/marektsandmarkets/automotive-ethernet-market-growth-and-future-trends--to--4441624/) | [[PRSync]] | | 11/12/2024 | [**Survey: AI to usher in new middle management era - CIO**](https://www.cio.com/article/3601617/survey-ai-to-usher-in-new-middle-management-era.html) | [[CIO]] | | 10/29/2024 | [**Michael Baker International Welcomes Sharif Abou-Sabh, P.E., as Northeast Director of Program Management**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/michael-baker-international-welcomes-sharif-145600332.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 10/2/2024 | [**Business Architecture Guild Relaunches Business Architecture Vendor Program - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/business-architecture-guild-relaunches-business-architecture-vendor-program-302265054.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 9/19/2024 | [**Gartner for Technical Professionals**](https://www.gartner.com/en/chief-information-officer/products/gartner-for-technical-professionals) | gartner.com | | 9/4/2024 | [**Freshworks taps Murali Swaminathan as CTO to lead tech vision and engineering**](https://etedge-insights.com/in-focus/onboarding/freshworks-taps-murali-swaminathan-as-cto-to-lead-tech-vision-and-engineering/) | etedge-insights.com | | 8/14/2024 | [**Denodo Recognized as a Top Vendor in the Inaugural Dresner Advisory Active Data ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/denodo-recognized-top-vendor-inaugural-113000540.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 7/11/2024 | [**1 Which all From Below categories Architecture Health check Framework gives health ... - StudyX**](https://studyx.ai/homework/101161679-1-which-all-from-below-categories-architecture-health-check-framework-gives-health) | studyx.ai | | 5/12/2015 | [**Global banking IT group completes standardised IT architecture**](https://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500246106/Global-banking-IT-group-completes-standardised-IT-architecture) | [[Computer Weekly]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Corgan**: An architecture and design firm that integrates traditional craftsmanship with advanced technology in healthcare design. - **Stengel Hill Architecture**: An architecture firm specializing in healthcare infrastructure, recently expanded by acquiring Mason Blau & Associates. - **Liquid AI**: Introduced the STAR framework for automating AI model architecture generation, enhancing efficiency in architecture design. - **Mason Blau & Associates**: A Florida-based architecture firm known for its collaborative approach, now part of Stengel Hill Architecture. - **PBK**: An architectural and engineering design firm with a focus on delivering custom solutions for various sectors, including healthcare. - **IKM Architecture**: An architectural firm with expertise in healthcare design, collaborating with SharpMinds to set new benchmarks in the Middle East. - **Capsifi**: A leading provider of business architecture solutions, integrated into OrbusInfinity to improve IT portfolio management. - **Total Synergy**: A provider of project management software for architecture and engineering practices. - **Woolpert**: An architecture firm that has expanded its capabilities through acquisitions, specializing in data center design and geospatial solutions. - **MACH Alliance**: A consortium promoting a modular approach to digital customer experiences, emphasizing the adoption of MACH architecture across various industries, including healthcare. - **SharpMinds Consulting Engineers**: A consulting firm that has partnered with IKM Architecture to enhance architectural services in healthcare and technology design projects. - **Orbus Software**: A company that provides enterprise transformation solutions and has acquired Capsifi to enhance its business architecture capabilities. - **JPT Healthcare Architects**: A firm with expertise in healthcare projects, known for significant expansions in hospitals. - **Clinical Architecture**: Joined the CommonWell Health Alliance to improve health data exchange through data quality solutions. - **3Aware**: A healthcare technology company focused on improving healthcare outcomes through AI and innovative platform architecture. - **CPL**: A full-service design firm that has acquired JPT Healthcare Architects to enhance its healthcare practice. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Business Architecture Guild**: Relaunched its Vendor Program to enhance business architecture adoption and align with the Business Architecture Core Metamodel. - **Stengel Hill Architecture and Mason Blau & Associates**: The acquisition aims to strengthen SHA's presence in the Florida AEC services market. - **Denodo and Active Data Architecture**: Denodo's platform aligns with Active Data Architecture principles, allowing organizations to manage data without centralization. - **SharpMinds and IKM Architecture**: This partnership aims to enhance architectural services in the UAE, focusing on healthcare, research, and technology design projects. - **Orbus Software and Capsifi**: Orbus Software acquired Capsifi to integrate business architecture management into its offerings, enhancing enterprise transformation capabilities. - **Clinical Architecture and CommonWell**: Collaboration to provide data quality solutions for improved health data exchange. - **CPL and JPT Healthcare Architects**: CPL's acquisition of JPT aims to enhance healthcare architecture capabilities. - **CBAM and Objectway**: CBAM adopted Objectway's portfolio management solution to enhance its digital transformation strategy. - **Broad Institute and Manifold**: Collaboration to create a life science research platform utilizing AI for healthcare data management. - **HCLTech and Olympus Corporation**: Expanded partnership to enhance healthcare through advanced engineering technologies. - **WiseAnalytics Partnerships**: Strategic partnerships with leading technology providers to enhance data architecture solutions. - **Mayo Clinic and Aignostics**: Working together to develop AI solutions for precision medicine through a foundation model using de-identified slides. - **Hippocratic AI and Health Systems**: Partnerships that have resulted in high patient satisfaction ratings and the launch of the Polaris 2.0 model. - **Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Medical Teams**: Collaboration to optimize digital imaging systems for better integration with clinical systems. - **Sirona Medical and Radiology Associates of North Texas**: Implementation of a cloud-native radiology operating system. - **Omega Healthcare and ColorTokens**: Partnership to implement zero trust architecture for enhanced data security. - **Moreh and Tenstorrent**: Partnered to develop integrated AI solutions for data centers, combining software and semiconductor capabilities. - **Mayo Clinic and NVIDIA**: Collaborating to enhance generative AI performance in pathology, utilizing clinical data for improved diagnostics. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Architecture Health Check Framework**: A framework that evaluates software systems based on compliance, technology alignment, engineering practices, and security measures. - **Active Data Architecture**: A platform-independent layer that enhances flexibility, adaptability, and scalability in data infrastructures. - **Enterprise Architecture Frameworks**: Increasing adoption among organizations to align technology with business needs. - **Open Digital Architecture (ODA)**: A framework utilized by Tecnotree to enhance operational efficiency and customer experience through open APIs. - **MACH Architecture**: A growing trend in healthcare technology that emphasizes a Microservices-based, API-first, Cloud-native SaaS, and Headless approach to enhance flexibility and efficiency. - **Digital Twin of the Organization**: Orbus Software's initiative to integrate enterprise architecture with real-time business performance data. - **iSAQB Software Architecture Gathering**: Scheduled for November 2024, focusing on generative AI integration, legacy system modernization, and secure architecture development. - **Polaris Constellation LLM Architecture**: An advanced architecture by Hippocratic AI aimed at improving healthcare accessibility. - **User-Focused Design**: Corgan emphasizes user-focused design in healthcare architecture to create supportive environments for patients during challenging times. - **Supergraph Architecture**: Hasura's approach to centralizing data access and improving data quality by breaking down silos. - **OpenVLA**: An open-source vision-language-action model developed to improve accessibility and adaptability in robotics. - **Composable Commerce**: Adoption of MACH architectures for flexible digital commerce solutions, emphasizing API-first and open architecture. - **STAR Framework**: Liquid AI's STAR framework automates AI model architecture generation, improving efficiency and performance. - **openEHR Digital Health Platform**: Karolinska University Hospital's initiative to create a modular healthcare data architecture. - **Total Synergy's Growth Investment**: Aimed at enhancing innovation and reliability in project management software for architecture and engineering. - **Lakehouse Architecture**: 1upHealth launched a platform featuring modern lakehouse architecture to improve operational efficiency and patient outcomes. - **Microservice Architecture**: Essential for healthcare organizations, improving agility, security, and modularity in IT systems, facilitating easier iteration and modernization. - **EHR Systems**: The design of Electronic Health Record systems is crucial for enhancing workflow optimization and reducing administrative burdens. - **Digital Pathology**: Mayo Clinic's initiative to digitize pathology slides and leverage AI for better diagnostics. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Balancing Innovation and Stability**: The challenge in software architecture lies in balancing innovative features with the stability that users depend on. - **Technical Debt in Healthcare IT**: Outdated architectures hinder integration of modern innovations and scalability, leading to hidden costs. - **Technical Debt in Microservices**: Organizations need to manage the complexity of microservices architecture effectively. - **Technical Debt**: A significant issue for organizations, with many facing moderate to high levels, impacting their ability to pursue new initiatives. - **Healthcare Technology Integration**: The need for a modular and scalable AI infrastructure to ensure compliance and continuous integration of new technologies. - **Data Doom Loop**: Organizations face increased complexity and inefficiency in data management, necessitating streamlined architectures. - **Integration of New Technologies**: Organizations struggle with integrating new systems with existing IT infrastructure. - **Infrastructure Limitations**: Many organizations face challenges in realizing the full potential of AI due to inadequate infrastructure maturity. - **Incomplete CMDBs**: Many organizations struggle with inaccurate configuration management databases, hindering their application rationalization processes. - **Cybersecurity Risks**: The rise of generative AI poses significant risks for healthcare IoT devices, highlighting the need for Zero Trust architecture. - **EHR Usability**: Poorly designed EHR systems can lead to staff dissatisfaction and inefficiencies, prompting organizations to invest in system transitions. - **Data Fragmentation**: Fragmented data structures hinder effective data sharing and integration within healthcare systems. - **Interoperability Issues**: Despite advancements, interoperability remains a significant challenge in healthcare IT, leading organizations to revert to simpler solutions. - **AI Ethics**: Concerns regarding the ethical implications of AI technologies and the need for responsible implementation. - **Data Quality and Governance**: Identified as primary obstacles for organizations implementing AI solutions, impacting risk management and compliance. - **Regulatory Compliance**: Healthcare software development must ensure compliance with regulations like HIPAA and GDPR. - **Vendor Lock-in**: Concerns regarding vendor lock-in and management complexities in adopting serverless architectures. - **Data Infrastructure in Healthcare**: The lack of robust data infrastructure in healthcare poses challenges for integrating AI capabilities effectively. ## Related Topics [[Architecture Planning]]