IoT growth has skyrocketed across multiple industries. In article published by information week, it is estimated that by 2018, the number of IoT devices will surpass mobile phones in the greatest number of connected devices
Healthcare industry is in the front end of being disrupted by this trend. According to one of the industry analysts, the IoT healthcare market is projected to grow to USD 158.07 Billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 30.8% from 2017 to 2022. FDA has established a Digital Health Unit to prepare for iOT and released relevant non-binding guidelines for certain topics.
At PTC ,we had great success in working with several Medical Device manufacturers who have embarked on this journey with our PLM, CAD and Iot solutions for this industry. Please take a few moments to review my thoughts on "The Next Wave in Healthcare: Improving Patient Outcomes with the Internet of Things (IoT)"