In healthcare IT since 2005 and in IoT development since 2011, ScienceSoft helps businesses in the healthcare domain design and develop apps for wearable medical devices.
Wearables in Healthcare: The Essence
In healthcare, wearable IoT is a network of patient-worn devices connected to the cloud. Wearable apps collect, transmit, and analyze health data in real time, enabling continuous patient monitoring and immediate healthcare interventions.
Based on ScienceSoft's hands-on implementation in live projects, wearable technology is highly efficient for chronic condition monitoring, therapy delivery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and activity tracking.
An Overview of the Healthcare Wearables Market
The global wearable technology market size was estimated at $84.2 billion in 2024 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 13.6% from 2025 to 2030. The core market drivers are the growing consumer awareness of physical well-being, the rise of lifestyle-associated chronic diseases, the growing geriatric population, the increasing popularity of home healthcare and remote monitoring, and the focus on personalized patient care.
How the Healthcare Industry Adopts Wearable Technology
Wearable medical devices and complementary apps provide medical professionals with a holistic picture of the patients’ health state. They also enable patient self-monitoring and, therefore, help improve patient care outcomes. The adoption of the technology shows a steady increase:
User insights
41% of respondents in the United States report owning wearables, as of March 2024.
More than 75% of global consumers expressed willingness to use a wearable in the future.