Medical Design Briefs - February 2025 - 10

2025 Trends in Healthcare
" These advancements align with trends in personalized medicine,
where R&D efforts focus on tailoring therapies to individual
biological profiles. AI-powered platforms like Dotmatics' Luma
are at the forefront of enabling these capabilities, ensuring that
data-driven insights remain accessible and actionable, " says Olsen.
Telemedicine platforms are evolving to provide more accessible,
streamlined, and personalized care, particularly in underserved
populations. Partnerships with community organizations
will be a key in bridging the digital divide.
" In 2025, telemedicine platforms will become more integrated
and adaptive, with a special focus on patient accessibility
and personalization, " says Prasad. " Partnerships with community
organizations will also play a crucial role in bridging the
'digital divide,' providing resources like Internet access and
device support to ensure equitable care delivery, " he says. " Additionally,
real-time insurance verification and streamlined payment
systems will remove financial uncertainty, making it easier
for patients to seek care.
As virtual healthcare expands, companies must address challenges
around patient engagement, digital literacy, and regulatory
compliance to drive adoption in 2025. Companies must
focus on simplicity, education, and trust to overcome these challenges,
explains Prasad. " Intuitive platforms with user-friendly
designs and multilingual support can improve accessibility for
patients with limited digital literacy. Education campaigns and
partnerships with community health organizations can further
build confidence in virtual healthcare solutions, " he says. " On
the regulatory side, ensuring compliance with evolving laws
like HIPAA and implementing robust security measures, such
as encryption and [System and Organization Controls] SOC 2
compliance (as Yosi Health has achieved), are essential to earning
patient trust and driving adoption "
Wearables, IoT, and Sensor Technology
IoT-enabled solutions are
expected to enhance wearable
technology and remote monitoring
capabilities in healthcare
by 2025. Advancements in low
power wireless technologies will
drive innovation in wearable
technology, which then drives
further
adoption
of
remote
monitoring, " says Adam Hesse,
Full Spectrum CEO. " The power
burden associated with wireless
communication has driven
the size of devices as well as their
longevity. As wireless communication becomes more efficient,
device longevity increases while the device size is reduced. " He
adds that a smaller device that lasts longer has a better chance
of integrating seamlessly into a patient's daily life. " Seemingly
simple issues, such as a device catching on a patient's clothes,
have a very negative impact on adoption. "
Adam Hesse, CEO,
Full Spectrum
Device manufacturers will face some challenges as they move
toward integrating IoT sensors into medical devices, particularly
in terms of accuracy, compatibility, and data security. " The
most significant challenge is marrying the old with the new. A
medical device that was never designed for real-time connectivity
must be carefully redesigned, " says Hesse. " Cybersecurity
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in a disconnected device is trivial, but as soon as a device is
connected, the number of attack vectors skyrockets. Data could
be compromised, or the function of a device could be manipulated.
In most cases, it is not practical to redesign an entire
system, and it is not often necessary. Designing for connectivity
yet isolating those use cases from core functions will simplify
the transition as well as maintenance. "
Despite these challenges,
advancements in connectivity
and sensor technologies will support the growth of proactive,
real- time patient monitoring and virtual care solutions. Hesse
notes that connectivity and sensor technologies are required
to transition from reactive to proactive care. " Additionally,
connected sensors allow patient monitoring and virtual care
to be practical from an operational/business perspective. This
allows healthcare organizations to innovate in the application
of virtual care and ensure that care teams are delivering care to
those patients who have a measurable condition that is known
to require care.
Advanced technologies like virtual simulation can play a
huge role in reducing the time and cost of clinical trials while
improving outcomes. " We believe the future of biotech innovation
in drug discovery and development lies in leveraging
data-driven insights and deep biological knowledge - and
VeriSIM Life's hybrid AI approach is leading this transformation, "
says Varshney. " As pharma companies and investors increasingly
seek smarter, more predictive decision-making, our
proprietary biological models, virtual patient simulations, and
unparalleled biological expertise position our platform as indispensable, "
she says. " By combining data with detailed biological
knowledge, our platform reduces development risks,
uncovers new opportunities, and enables faster, more confident
go/no-go decisions. This drives efficiency, lowers costs,
and accelerates the development of more effective therapies,
bringing life-changing treatments to patients faster than ever
before. "
The Road Ahead
The healthcare landscape in 2025 will be reshaped by advancements
in data analytics, AI, IoT, and wearable technologies,
which together promise predictive, personalized, and
accessible care. Data integration and analytics are critical for
enabling predictive healthcare and operational efficiency,
though challenges like interoperability, scalability, and security
remain. AI is advancing drug discovery, clinical trials, and
chronic disease management with predictive modeling and
personalized approaches.
Telemedicine platforms are becoming more integrated and
accessible, while wearable IoT devices are enhancing remote
monitoring and real-time care. Despite challenges such as data
privacy, digital literacy, and system interoperability, innovations
like the " lab-in-a-loop " concept and virtual simulation technologies
are accelerating R&D, reducing costs, and improving patient
outcomes. The integration of cutting-edge technologies is
set to make healthcare delivery more efficient, equitable, and
patient focused. By embracing innovation and fostering collaboration,
the industry can deliver on the promise of personalized,
efficient, and accessible care for all.
This article was written by Sherrie Trigg, Editor and Director
of Medical Content. She can be reached at sherrie.trigg@
saemediagroup.com.
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