# Edge Computing in Healthcare * **Definition:** Edge Computing in Healthcare refers to the practice of processing and analyzing healthcare data at or near the source of data generation, such as medical devices, wearables, or local servers, rather than relying solely on centralized cloud computing. This approach enhances real-time data processing, reduces latency, improves data privacy and security, and enables timely decision-making in clinical settings. * **Taxonomy:** CTO Topics / Edge Computing in Healthcare ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Edge Computing in Healthcare**, for healthcare technology leaders * 6.5K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/30/2025 | [**The Growing Importance Of AI In Provider Data Management**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/05/30/the-growing-importance-of-ai-in-provider-data-management/) | [[Forbes]] | | 4/8/2025 | [**The Future of Healthcare: How IT Will Revolutionize Medical Services in 2025 - Medium**](https://medium.com/@Quickway_Infosystems/the-future-of-healthcare-how-it-will-revolutionize-medical-services-in-2025-992357e41733) | [[Medium]] | | 3/9/2025 | [**AI in Healthcare: Minimum Requirements to Enter the Field - Medium**](https://medium.com/@hiya31/ai-in-healthcare-minimum-requirements-to-enter-the-field-eb76bf824895) | [[Medium]] | | 3/6/2025 | [**#aiinhealthcare #digitalhealth #smarthospitals #healthcareinnovation… - Hatim Khan**](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hatim-khan-global-growth_aiinhealthcare-digitalhealth-smarthospitals-activity-7303122748128550913-2mOk) | [[Linkedin]] | | 2/12/2025 | [**Edge Computing in Healthcare - Medium**](https://medium.com/@priya.raimagiya/edge-computing-in-healthcare-c6b4b98bd5ad) | [[Medium]] | | 1/24/2025 | [**Healthcare Software Development in 2025: The Ultimate Comprehensive Guide - Medium**](https://medium.com/@raawat.it/healthcare-software-development-in-2025-the-ultimate-comprehensive-guide-81a8637e010b) | [[Medium]] | | 1/23/2025 | [**2025 is the Year of Building Resilience with Emerging Health Technology - HIT Consultant**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/01/23/building-resilience-with-emerging-health-technology/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 1/2/2025 | [**BlackBerry Rebrands IoT Division As QNX - What's Driving The Change?**](https://www.aol.com/blackberry-rebrands-iot-division-qnx-184039480.html) | [[AOL]] | | 12/21/2024 | [**Edge Computing - by Muhammad Usman - Medium**](https://medium.com/@musmanimran33/edge-computing-02ba58ff4c23) | [[Medium]] | | 12/21/2024 | [**Industry Revenue Insights and Market Worth with a Projected CAGR of 8.7or 2024 to 2031**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploring-medical-saas-system-market-industry-revenue-insights-zmsxf) | [[Linkedin]] | | 12/10/2024 | [**Smart Healthcare Market to Grow by USD 125.7 Billion (2023-2028), Segmented by Channel, Solution, and Geography, with AI Impacting Market Trends - Technavio**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/smart-healthcare-market-to-grow-by-usd-125-7-billion-2023-2028-segmented-by-channel-solution-and-geography-with-ai-impacting-market-trends---technavio-302326632.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/6/2024 | [**Edge Computing Unleashed: The Future of Data Processing at Your Fingertips - Medium**](https://medium.com/@divyansh.shok/edge-computing-unleashed-the-future-of-data-processing-at-your-fingertips-6d8ca02b598b) | [[Medium]] | | 11/30/2024 | [**Forecasts for the Cloud Computing in Healthcare market with an anticipated 7.5AGR from 2024**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/forecasts-cloud-computing-healthcare-market-anticipated-75-cagr-528xe) | [[Linkedin]] | | 11/26/2024 | [**Remote Patient Monitoring Market to Expand by USD 3.31 Billion (2024-2028), Focus on ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/remote-patient-monitoring-market-to-expand-by-usd-3-31-billion-2024-2028-focus-on-chronic-disease-management-ai-powered-market-evolution---technavio-302315566.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 11/25/2024 | [**Edge Computing Market Size, Key Facts and Forecast Predictions Presented and Forecast: 2030**](http://prsync.com/maximize-market-research/edge-computing-marketsize-key-facts-and-forecast-predictions-presented-and-forecast--4452501/) | [[PRSync]] | | 11/25/2024 | [**Digi-Tech Pharma & AI Conference 2025: AI and Genomics Take Center Stage (London ...**](https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/digi-tech-pharma-ai-conference-2025-ai-and-genomics-take-center-stage-london-united-kingdom-may-28-29-2025-researchandmarkets-com-2a20b074) | [[MarketWatch]] | | 11/12/2024 | [**Healthcare IT Market to Grow by USD 199.8 Billion (2024-2028), Driven by Focus on Service ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthcare-it-market-to-grow-by-usd-199-8-billion-2024-2028-driven-by-focus-on-service-quality-and-efficiency-ai-powered-report-highlights-market-transformation---technavio-302301465.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 11/11/2024 | [**Healthcare Cloud Computing Market to Grow by USD 98.6 Billion from 2024-2028, as Integrated Services Drive Demand with AI-Powered Market Evolution - Technavio**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthcare-cloud-computing-market-to-grow-by-usd-98-6-billion-from-2024-2028--as-integrated-services-drive-demand-with-ai-powered-market-evolution---technavio-302300785.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 11/11/2024 | [**Edge Computing Market to Grow by USD 19.6 Billion from 2024-2028, Demand for ... - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/edge-computing-market-to-grow-by-usd-19-6-billion-from-2024-2028--demand-for-decentralized-computing-drives-growth-report-on-how-ai-redefines-the-landscape---technavio-302300778.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 8/29/2024 | [**Edge Computing in Healthcare Market Overview And Statistic For 2024-2033 - EIN News**](https://tech.einnews.com/pr_news/738597569/edge-computing-in-healthcare-market-overview-and-statistic-for-2024-2033) | tech.einnews.com | | 8/26/2024 | [**Edge Computing In Healthcare Market Advancements Highlighted by Key Trends and ... - WhaTech**](https://www.whatech.com/og/markets-research/it/871234-edge-computing-in-healthcare-market-key-trends-and-strategies-for-expansion-2024-2033.html) | whatech.com | | 8/19/2024 | [**A gold medal for Olympic mobile coverage**](https://www.computerweekly.com/ezine/Computer-Weekly/A-gold-medal-for-Olympic-mobile-coverage) | [[Computer Weekly]] | | 7/25/2024 | [**AI Shift Redefines Edge Computing Strategies**](https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2024/ai-shift-redefines-edge-computing-strategies/) | [[PYMTScom]] | | 7/3/2024 | [**Healthcare IT Market Poised for Explosive Growth, Projected to Reach $1.83 Trillion by 2031**](https://www.whatech.com/og/markets-research/medical/851706-healthcare-it-market-poised-for-explosive-growth-projected-to-reach-1-83-trillion-by-2031) | whatech.com | | 6/30/2024 | [**How edge computing is advancing sustainability across industries**](https://www.techradar.com/pro/how-edge-computing-is-advancing-sustainability-across-industries) | techradar.com | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **IBM**: Integrates AI and edge computing technologies to enhance healthcare services. - **Amazon Web Services**: Provides cloud and edge computing solutions, facilitating healthcare data management. - **Google**: A major player in cloud computing and AI, providing edge computing solutions for healthcare applications. - **GE Healthcare**: Enhances healthcare experiences through advanced AI capabilities. - **Amazon**: Dominates the cloud healthcare market with innovative solutions for operational efficiency. - **Caregility**: Develops AI-driven edge solutions for patient monitoring and safety. - **GE HealthCare**: An independent company leveraging AI to enhance medical imaging and diagnostics. - **Cognizant**: Improves healthcare delivery with AI and data analytics solutions. - **Koninklijke Philips**: A leading player in healthcare cloud computing and remote patient monitoring technologies. - **Microsoft**: A leading provider of cloud computing solutions, enhancing healthcare through AI and data analytics. - **ADLINK Technology**: A leader in edge computing solutions, enhancing AI application development across various industries. - **Dell**: A technology company that provides a wide range of computing solutions, including edge computing hardware tailored for various industries. - **Rasit Dinc**: A global healthcare innovator focusing on AI-driven technologies. - **Huawei**: A leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, heavily investing in edge computing solutions. - **VSee Health**: Offers a software-as-a-service platform for telehealth solutions. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Scale Computing**: Expanding its edge computing solutions in the retail sector, showcasing at NRF '25. - **Advantech and Intel**: Enhancing retail technologies to improve operational efficiency and customer experience through innovative edge computing solutions. - **Caregility and AI Technology Partners**: Collaborating to integrate AI capabilities into telehealth solutions, enhancing patient safety and operational efficiency. - **WELL Health Technologies and HealWell AI**: Collaborating to improve cardiovascular disease management through AI. - **VSee Health and Tele911**: This partnership aims to leverage telehealth technology to address emergency room overcrowding and EMS staffing challenges. - **VSee Health and SkywardRx**: Partnered to enhance telehealth and billing services for improved patient access. - **Cognizant and Optum**: Driving growth in healthcare analytics through strategic mergers and acquisitions. - **Guidewell and AI Applications**: Utilizing AI applications like Prisma AI and Sunoh AI Medical Scribe to improve patient intake processes. - **Star Health Insurance and Oracle**: Implemented Oracle Cloud services to automate processes and enhance operational efficiency. - **Thrive AI Health Initiative**: A collaboration between Arianna Huffington and Sam Altman to utilize AI for behavior change in healthcare. - **Glooko**: Glooko raised $100 million to enhance its capabilities in data insights and device integrations for healthcare providers. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Edge Computing**: Processes data closer to its source, enabling faster decision-making and lower latency in healthcare. - **Healthcare Applications**: Edge computing is optimizing healthcare applications by processing data closer to the source, improving patient care outcomes and operational efficiency. - **5G Technology**: Enhances edge computing capabilities by providing low latency and high bandwidth, crucial for healthcare applications. - **Wearable Health Technology**: The rise of wearables is driving the need for edge computing to manage and analyze health data locally. - **Telehealth Expansion**: The growth of telehealth services is increasing the demand for edge computing to ensure reliable and responsive healthcare delivery. - **AI Integration**: The combination of AI and edge computing is transforming healthcare by enabling real-time data processing and improving patient care. - **Edge Computing Growth**: The edge computing market is projected to grow significantly, driven by the increasing demand for real-time data processing and IoT applications. - **Healthcare Cloud Computing**: Projected to expand at a CAGR of 10.2% due to increasing demand for telemedicine and data management. - **AI in Healthcare**: Significantly transforming the healthcare IT landscape, impacting cybersecurity, patient experience, and clinician workflows. - **Secure Messaging Technologies**: Advancements in encryption and mobile applications to enhance patient care coordination. - **Smart Medical Devices**: Expected to grow significantly, driven by advancements in sensor technology and AI analytics. - **AI and Machine Learning**: Transforming healthcare delivery by enhancing diagnostic accuracy and operational efficiency. - **Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)**: A growing sector focusing on patient-centered care through real-time health data collection. - **Integration with AI**: The convergence of edge computing with AI and machine learning is enhancing capabilities for advanced analytics and predictive maintenance. - **Healthcare SaaS Growth**: Projected growth driven by the demand for cloud-based applications to manage operations and patient care. - **Cloud-AI Integrated Analytics Framework (CAIAF)**: Provides real-time data-driven insights to enhance diagnostics and treatment planning. - **Telehealth Solutions**: Significantly boosted by government initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic, driving demand for remote patient engagement. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Integration Complexity**: Integrating edge computing with existing healthcare systems can be challenging and requires careful planning. - **Scalability Issues**: As healthcare facilities adopt more devices, ensuring that edge computing infrastructure can scale effectively is critical. - **Implementation Costs**: Adopting edge computing requires significant investment and training for healthcare staff. - **Data Privacy and Security**: While edge computing enhances data privacy by processing information locally, it also raises concerns about managing distributed networks and ensuring security. - **Data Security**: Data security and connectivity are critical concerns in healthcare IoT, necessitating robust encryption and compliance with privacy regulations. - **High Costs**: The implementation of advanced technologies like AI and edge computing can be prohibitively expensive for some healthcare organizations. - **Infrastructure Requirements**: The need for robust infrastructure to support edge computing can pose challenges for organizations looking to implement these solutions. - **Integration Issues**: Need for seamless integration of healthcare platforms to eliminate data silos. - **Cybersecurity**: Healthcare institutions face challenges related to cybersecurity, particularly in light of recent attacks on healthcare systems. - **Integration with Existing Systems**: Integrating edge computing with current systems can be complex and requires careful planning and execution. - **Regulatory Variations**: Challenges in standardizing remote patient monitoring across different regions. - **Digital Literacy Issues**: A significant barrier to the adoption of new technologies in healthcare, affecting the effectiveness of digital solutions. - **Talent Shortages**: The need for skilled AI professionals remains a significant concern in the healthcare sector. - **Resistance to Change**: Medical practitioners may be hesitant to adopt AI solutions due to concerns about reliability and integration into existing workflows. - **Data Privacy**: The need for compliance with regulations and the protection of sensitive patient data remains a significant concern. - **Cybersecurity Threats**: Emerging threats necessitate vigilance and proactive measures from organizations. - **Cybersecurity Risks**: Increased reliance on digital solutions raises concerns about data breaches and the need for robust cybersecurity measures. ## Related Topics [[Edge Computing]]; [[Cloud Computing in Healthcare]]; [[IoT in Healthcare]]; [[Healthcare Cloud Computing]]; [[Quantum Computing in Healthcare]]