# Platform Selection * **Definition:** The process of evaluating and choosing a technology platform or system that best meets the needs of healthcare organizations, considering factors such as interoperability, scalability, user experience, compliance with regulations, and integration capabilities with existing systems. * **Taxonomy:** CTO Topics / Platform Selection ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Platform Selection**, for healthcare technology leaders * 441 news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/19/2025 | [**Jump Comes Out Of Stealth With A Solution To The B2B SaaS Integration Crisis**](https://venturebeat.com/business/jump-comes-out-of-stealth-with-a-solution-to-the-b2b-saas-integration-crisis/) | [[VentureBeat]] | | 5/7/2025 | [**Health Industry Impact Report Q1, 2025: 55f Healthcare Organisations Delay Mental ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/health-industry-impact-report-q1-082300341.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 4/22/2025 | [**Mouser Electronics New Product Insider: Over 8,000 New Parts Added in First Quarter of 2025**](https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/mouser-electronics-new-product-insider-over-8-000-new-parts-added-in-first-quarter-of-2025--302434159.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/7/2025 | [**Gift of Life Biologics and Cellex Cell Professionals GmbH Celebrate Successful Partnership to Deliver High-Quality Starting Materials for Final Drug Product Manufacturing in Cell and Gene Therapy**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gift-of-life-biologics-and-cellex-cell-professionals-gmbh-celebrate-successful-partnership-to-deliver-high-quality-starting-materials-for-final-drug-product-manufacturing-in-cell-and-gene-therapy-302408010.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/7/2025 | [**Gift of Life Biologics and Cellex Cell Professionals GmbH Celebrate Successful Partnership to Deliver High-Quality Starting Materials for Final Drug Product Manufacturing in Cell and Gene Therapy**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gift-of-life-biologics-and-cellex-cell-professionals-gmbh-celebrate-successful-partnership-to-deliver-high-quality-starting-materials-for-final-drug-product-manufacturing-in-cell-and-gene-therapy-302408090.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/6/2025 | [**Dachser grows through acquisitions - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/dachser-grows-through-acquisitions-302421570.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/1/2025 | [**Germany's EHR Market Faces Disruption Amid AI Caution, Regulatory Shifts and Vendor ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/germanys-ehr-market-faces-disruption-120000698.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 3/28/2025 | [**Cutting-Edge PK and Immunogenicity Strategies for Next-Generation ADCs, ARCs, and Conjugated Biotherapeutics, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks**](https://www.prweb.com/releases/cutting-edge-pk-and-immunogenicity-strategies-for-next-generation-adcs-arcs-and-conjugated-biotherapeutics-upcoming-webinar-hosted-by-xtalks-302414282.html) | [[PRWeb]] | | 3/26/2025 | [**Royal Philips, Ibex Medical Analytics expand partnership for pathology diagnostics**](https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/royal-philips-ibex-medical-analytics-expand-partnership-pathology-diagnostics) | [[MobiHealthNews]] | | 3/20/2025 | [**Digital Health Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Technology, Component ... - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/digital-health-market-size-share-trends-analysis-1jwte) | [[Linkedin]] | | 3/14/2025 | [**Executive Insights: 4 Key Takeaways from HIMSS and ViVE 2025**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/03/14/executive-insights-4-key-takeaways-from-himss-and-vive-2025/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 3/7/2025 | [**Why Private Equity Healthcare Dealmaking Is Expected to Rise in 2025**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/ceo/why-private-equity-healthcare-dealmaking-expected-rise-2025) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 1/28/2025 | [**How AI Agents Are Transforming Healthcare With Efficiency And Security - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidchou/2025/01/28/how-ai-agents-are-transforming-healthcare-with-efficiency-and-security/) | [[Forbes]] | | 9/23/2024 | [**What Is Microservice Architecture, and How Is Healthcare Adopting It?**](https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2024/09/what-is-microservice-architecture-perfcon) | [[HealthTech Magazine]] | | 9/19/2024 | [**What Is Microservice Architecture, and How Is Healthcare Adopting It?**](https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2024/09/what-microservice-architecture-and-how-healthcare-adopting-it) | [[HealthTech Magazine]] | | 9/17/2024 | [**Healthcare IT Spending: Innovation, Integration, and AI - Bain & Company**](https://www.bain.com/insights/healthcare-it-spending-innovation-integration-ai/) | bain.com | | 9/6/2024 | [**The changing role of chief privacy officers**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/the-changing-role-of-chief-privacy-officers.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 8/2/2024 | [**The big book of generative AI use cases for healthcare payors - Writer**](https://writer.com/guides/generative-ai-healthcare-payor-use-cases/) | writer.com | | 7/23/2024 | [**ValGenesis and FrontWell Solutions Announce Strategic Alliance**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240723860092/en/ValGenesis-and-FrontWell-Solutions-Announce-Strategic-Alliance/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 7/18/2024 | [**Arcadia Acquires CareJourney to Enable High-PerformingNetworks and Value-Based Care Success**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2024/07/18/arcadia-acquires-carejourney-to-enable-high-performing-networks-and-value-based-care-success/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 7/16/2024 | [**Digital Health Company Pear Suite Hits 100-Customer Milestone - Healthcare IT Today**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2024/07/16/digital-health-company-pear-suite-hits-100-customer-milestone/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 7/16/2024 | [**Developer Experience in the Age of Generative AI - InfoQ**](https://www.infoq.com/presentations/dev-ai-assistant/) | infoq.com | | 7/12/2024 | [**Research from Vultr on AI Maturity ROI**](https://insidehpc.com/2024/07/research-from-vultr-on-ai-maturity-roi/) | insidehpc.com | | 7/9/2024 | [**Altus Nova Leads Sedera Health to Successful Software Platform**](https://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2024/07/09/10039159.htm) | tmcnet.com | | 6/18/2024 | [**Healthcare BPO Market Anticipates USD 626.6 Billion by 2029 with 9.7% CAGR - MarketsandMarkets**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthcare-bpo-market-anticipates-usd-626-6-billion-by-2029-with-9-7-cagr--marketsandmarkets-302175104.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Rafay Systems**: A leader in cloud-native computing, providing solutions for platform engineering teams to manage Kubernetes and environment management. - **Mayo Clinic Platform**: A healthcare institution that promotes platform thinking to foster innovation through collaboration with digital health startups. - **Pear Suite**: A digital health company focused on empowering community health workers (CHWs) with a customizable care navigation platform to address social determinants of health (SDOH). - **CompuGroup Medical**: A major vendor in the EHR sector, focusing on integrated platforms aligned with national initiatives. - **Altus Nova Technologies**: A software development company that collaborates with healthcare organizations to create compliant and user-friendly platforms. - **FrontWell Solutions**: Specializes in manufacturing digitization for regulated industries. - **Royal Philips**: A company enhancing digital pathology tools through partnerships to address the global shortage of pathologists. - **Oracle Health**: A significant contributor to the EHR landscape, emphasizing interoperability and patient-centric data models. - **ValGenesis**: Industry innovator in digitized validation, with a platform used in over 100,000 GMP systems. - **Dedalus**: Expanded presence in Europe, particularly in Italy, as a significant EHR vendor. - **D2 Solutions**: Software and consulting company focused on healthcare, enhancing efficiency in the prescription process. - **Pfizer**: A pharmaceutical company engaging in partnerships to develop drugs targeting various health conditions. - **Epic**: Leading EHR vendor in 2023, securing numerous hospital contracts. - **Talkspace**: A behavioral healthcare company offering online mental health services, focusing on expanding its partnerships with major health insurers. - **Arcadia**: A healthcare data analytics provider that acquired CareJourney to enhance its data platform and deliver actionable insights. - **Sunrise**: An innovator in sleep disorder diagnostics, expanding its presence in the U.S. through the acquisition of Dreem Health. - **Huma Therapeutics Ltd.**: A healthcare AI company that raised $80 million in Series D financing, aiming to enhance its platform for disease management and administrative task reduction. - **DispatchHealth**: A healthcare provider focused on delivering hospital-level care at home, recognized for its commitment to quality and cost-effective solutions. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **D2 Solutions and Decathlon Capital Partners**: Secured funding to support platform development and customer service improvements. - **Pear Suite**: Plans to impact an additional 300,000 lives through partnerships with health plans and community organizations. - **Mayo Clinic Platform**: Partnered with eight global health systems to enhance medical care using AI and runs an accelerator program for startups. - **ValGenesis and FrontWell Solutions**: Strategic alliance to enhance digital validation solutions for life sciences. - **Royal Philips and Ibex Medical Analytics**: Philips expanded its partnership with Ibex to improve digital pathology tools and diagnostics. - **Altus Nova Technologies and Sedera Health**: Collaborated to develop a platform that meets regulatory requirements and enhances user experience in medical cost sharing. - **EDISON Alliance**: A coalition formed to promote digital inclusion in healthcare, education, and finance by addressing barriers to access and usability. - **Pfizer and Ampersand Biomedicines**: Pfizer partnered with Ampersand Biomedicines to develop drugs targeting lung cancer and obesity. - **Data.world**: Partnering to enhance national biosurveillance capabilities, leveraging data analytics for public health. - **Conference Forum**: Collaborating with clinical sites and pharmaceutical companies to improve patient enrollment in clinical trials. - **Sunrise and Dreem Health**: Sunrise acquired Dreem Health to enhance access to sleep care and democratize sleep health services. - **DispatchHealth and ACHC**: DispatchHealth received accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care for its Advanced Care service. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Platform Engineering**: Involves designing and maintaining integrated internal platforms to support software development workflows, enhancing productivity and system reliability. - **Cloud Technology**: Offers benefits like resiliency and scalability, requiring careful assessment for effective implementation. - **Cloud Migration**: Healthcare providers are increasingly migrating to cloud platforms for agility and cost savings, necessitating careful platform selection to avoid overspending. - **Microservice Architecture**: Improves agility, security, and modularity in IT systems, facilitating easier iteration and modernization. - **Low-code and No-code Platforms**: These platforms are transforming application development in healthcare, enabling rapid development cycles and reducing reliance on traditional IT resources. - **System as a Service Model**: Emerging trend to provide transparency in EHR vendor contracts and implementation support. - **FIPS 140-2 Compliance**: Rafay Systems' self-hosted controller now meets this compliance standard, ensuring secure deployment in sensitive environments. - **AI in Healthcare**: The rise of AI solutions is prompting healthcare CIOs to prioritize use cases over platform selection, enhancing diagnostic accuracy and care delivery. - **Hospital Future Act (KHZG)**: Catalyzing digital investments in acute care, emphasizing the importance of semantic interoperability in EHR platform selection. - **Data-Driven Solutions**: Mayo Clinic's focus on platform thinking emphasizes the importance of data-driven solutions in improving patient-centered care. - **Electronic Patient Record Initiative**: Germany's top digital priority aiming for 80% enrollment by 2025, focusing on interoperability and modular architecture. - **Generative AI in Healthcare**: Huma's platform utilizes generative AI to assist developers in reducing costs and complying with regulations. - **1 Billion Lives Challenge**: An initiative that successfully connected over 1 billion people to essential digital services, showcasing effective collaboration. - **Digital Health Market Growth**: The digital health market is projected to grow significantly, driven by advancements in healthcare IT and increasing demand for remote patient monitoring. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Vendor Selection Challenges**: Organizations face difficulties in selecting the right technology vendors due to misleading pitches and lengthy decision-making processes. - **DevOps Challenges**: Complexity can lead to inefficiencies, necessitating a transition to platform engineering for better outcomes. - **AI Integration**: The lack of development structures in healthcare organizations complicates the integration of AI solutions, impacting platform selection. - **Vendor Selection Complexity**: Healthcare organizations face challenges in understanding the full scope of costs associated with EHR solutions. - **Hidden Costs in EHR Solutions**: Healthcare leaders prioritize avoiding hidden costs during vendor selection. - **Regulatory Compliance**: Healthcare technology platforms must navigate complex regulations while innovating and ensuring safety. - **Integration of Clinical and Product Teams**: The need for collaboration between clinical and product teams in healthtech to ensure high-quality, consumer-centric solutions. - **Cybersecurity**: As cyberattacks increase, healthcare organizations must ensure robust security measures when selecting cloud platforms to protect sensitive data. - **Digital Divide**: Despite infrastructure expansion, 2.6 billion people remain offline, particularly in Least Developed Countries, highlighting ongoing challenges in digital inclusion. - **Data Management Issues**: Concerns about 'drift' and 'nondeterminism' in AI applications, particularly in genetic testing, leading to inconsistent results. - **Budget Constraints**: Organizations face challenges in AI implementation due to limited budgets and a lack of skilled personnel. - **AI Adoption in Healthcare**: Low adoption rates of AI tools due to strict regulations and concerns about data privacy, with only 8% of healthcare leaders reporting active AI projects. - **Funding Cuts in HIV Response**: Significant funding cuts threaten essential HIV services, necessitating integration of health systems and diversified funding sources. - **Cybersecurity Risks**: Increased urgency for providers to prioritize cybersecurity following incidents like the Change Healthcare cyberattack. ## Related Topics [[System Selection]]; [[Vendor Selection]]