How connected healthcare devices reshape care delivery

Wearable trackers, smart medical equipment, and remote monitoring tools make it possible to deliver care even outside the hospital. These advances make healthcare more convenient and responsive for everyone.

However, as more personal health data flows through apps and IoT devices, security and privacy risks also increase. Protecting patient information and following healthcare laws like HIPAA or GDPR is now a top priority for anyone building connected healthcare solutions. In this article, we'll explain how connected devices are transforming healthcare, what challenges businesses need to overcome, and how our team at Ronas IT helps clients create safe, reliable, and user-friendly healthcare software.

What are connected healthcare devices?

Connected medical devices are tools that help doctors and patients. These devices use the internet to help doctors, nurses, and patients share and check important patient data anytime. These devices often keep track of heart rate, blood pressure, blood sugar, and many other health stats.

A big use of connected devices is remote patient monitoring. With its help, doctors can watch a patient's health without seeing them in person. For example, a smart watch can send updates to a doctor when a patient's heart rate is too high or too low.

How IoT devices reshape healthcare

Here are some of the main ways these technologies are making healthcare simpler, faster, and more effective for both patients and providers.

Simplified remote care

Connected medical devices allow doctors and nurses to give care without meeting patients in person. These IoT devices, such as smart blood pressure cuffs or wireless thermometers, send health updates straight to care providers. With remote patient monitoring, a doctor can check on a patient at home, in a clinic, or during travel. This approach makes remote care easier and safer for many people.

Better healthcare infrastructure

IoT technology helps clinics, hospitals, and patients use their resources better. Instead of seeing every patient in person, care providers can follow many patients at once using remote monitoring devices. This means the healthcare ecosystem works smarter, saves time, and reduces overcrowding in waiting rooms.

Better healthcare delivery

Connected healthcare brings quality care to city hospitals and small clinics in villages. Even if a patient lives far away, healthcare professionals can check their data and make quick decisions. This makes health care delivery faster and more equal for everyone.

Real-time patient data

Connected medical devices collect a lot of data. For example, a wearable heart monitor tracks every heartbeat, day and night. Nurses and doctors see this information right away and respond if something looks wrong. More accurate patient data leads to better medical care. Doctors and nurses do not need to guess — they use strong facts from real-time updates.

Simplified home care

With remote monitoring, patients take a bigger role in their own health. They use devices like smart glucose meters or fitness trackers. These easy tools show health stats at any time. Patients know more about their bodies and their health choices. Connected healthcare gives patients more control and trust in their care.

Factors influencing the market growth

The market for connected health devices is expanding quickly. Experts expect the global IoT healthcare market to grow from $56.7 billion in 2024 to $594.5 billion by 2035. The connected medical device market should reach $152.71 billion by 2030. Remote patient monitoring is a key part of this growth, rising from $22.03 billion in 2024 to $110.71 billion by 2033.

There's a big demand for connected devices that make monitoring of health simple and reliable. Several factors drive this market, let's look at them.

Rising prevalence of chronic diseases

Chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease are becoming more common, which increases the need for connected healthcare systems. Over half of Americans now live with at least one chronic condition. Between 2021 and 2023, IoT healthcare devices increased by 45%. Patients with chronic diseases are much more likely to use connected devices and wearables for remote monitoring and better control of their health data.

Better technology and AI

New sensor technology, artificial intelligence, and IoT make medical devices more powerful and user-friendly. AI helps with remote monitoring and smarter hospitals. The AI medical device market may jump from $18.9 billion in 2025 to $491.9 billion by 2035. Between 2021 and 2023, the number of AI medical devices approved by the FDA went up by more than 45%. These tools improve how patient data is collected and shared.

High adoption of wearables and smartphones

Wearable devices like smartwatches are now very popular for tracking patient health. The global wearable market reached $208.8 billion in 2025. More than a third of people now use wearables for health. Most wearables are connected devices that sync with smartphones, so patient data is easy to track and share.

Growth of telehealth and insurance coverage

Telehealth visits grew from 1% in 2019 to over 13% in 2023, supporting more connected healthcare. Telehealth combines well with remote monitoring devices, letting patients get care from home. Laws and insurance have made it easier for doctors to get paid for telehealth, pushing more patients and healthcare facilities to use connected health solutions.

Government programs

Governments are building better digital health plans and safer rules for medical devices and connected devices. In the US and the EU, new laws and guidance help promote the use of IoT devices, especially those that use AI for capturing and using patient data.

Aging population

The number of people over 60 is rising fast, with many patients wanting to stay at home. In 2025, 26% of Americans will use remote patient monitoring. By 2027, about 115 million people worldwide will use home connected medical devices for monitoring their health. Home health devices are now the fastest-growing part of the market, helping patients and families manage data safely at home.

Key challenges of connected healthcare devices

Entrepreneurs who want to develop software for connected health devices face many important challenges. The healthcare industry requires strong security, reliability, and trust. Here are the main issues you need to consider:

1. Security and privacy

   Connected medical devices collect and send sensitive data. This makes them a prime target for hackers. Security breaches can lead to stolen medical records and damaged trust. If a healthcare provider or facility loses patient data, it can face legal trouble and reputation loss.

   Suggestion: Use strong encryption, secure software updates, and regular security testing. Follow industry standards to keep data safe.

2. Regulatory compliance

   Each medical device manufacturer must meet strict healthcare regulations. These rules cover software, data storage, and even the way devices connect. Rules like HIPAA, FDA regulations, and GDPR apply. Keeping up with changing laws in every market can be hard for startups with limited resources.

   Suggestion: Work with compliance experts from the start. Track new regulations so your connected medical devices and apps stay legal.

3. Interoperability

   Healthcare uses multiple devices from many brands and device manufacturers. Often, these devices cannot “talk” to each other or share patient data easily. Without standard connections, care providers and facilities struggle to bring all the information together.

   Suggestion: Follow common data standards. Use APIs that help your devices work with many healthcare systems.

4. Scalability

   As more patients and providers use connected health technology, software must handle more data and users. If your system can't grow easily, healthcare organizations won't trust it for large-scale use or remote monitoring.

   Suggestion: Use cloud platforms and modular design so you can scale up easily as demand grows.

5. User trust

   Doctors, nurses, and patients need to trust connected medical devices. Software mistakes or slow support ruin trust quickly, which can slow adoption. Connected medical devices need to protect user data and keep their information private.

   Suggestion: Invest in user support and clear communication. Show your commitment to transparency, patient safety, and privacy.

How can Ronas IT help

At Ronas IT, we specialize in custom healthcare software development, creating intuitive and secure solutions for businesses of all sizes. Our team can build any type of healthcare software from telemedicine apps and patient portals to platforms for connected health devices. To ensure the highest level of security and compliance, we use encryption, secure cloud infrastructure, thorough access controls, and frameworks aligned with HIPAA, GDPR, and SOC2 standards. To handle sensitive patient data, we implement robust authentication, automated backups, regular audits, and detailed logging to keep your systems and data safe.

We deliver scalable and reliable healthcare apps by carefully selecting tech stacks fit for each project. We use Laravel and Angular for web, React Native or native solutions for mobile, and secure cloud storage options for handling large data volumes. Our engineers also enable seamless integration with connected medical devices, EMR/EHR systems, and third-party APIs, making your healthcare platform future-proof and compatible with existing workflows. From initial prototyping and UI/UX design to development, testing, and ongoing support, Ronas IT provides end-to-end expertise so you can focus on delivering better patient care and innovative healthcare services.

Healthcare web app development case

We helped our client build a custom HIPAA-compliant web app that allows patients to upload their lab test results, view easy-to-understand health reports, and get personalized recommendations from healthcare professionals. Our team designed the platform from scratch, creating both the user interface and an admin panel that lets the client add new services, manage reports, and work with business partners.

To ensure security and scalability, we used Laravel for the backend and Angular for the frontend, integrated secure file transfers, and used reliable data storage solutions. We also built in important features like two-factor authentication, automatic logout, and easy connection to healthcare coaches.

If you're interested in creating healthcare software, we can help you with it. Just contact us and we will arrange a meeting with you to discuss your project and business goals to find out how we can help you.