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Healthcare and Medical Device Connectivity and InteroperabilityExecutive SummaryKey FindingsResearch ScopeConnected Health Infrastructure OverviewHealthcare Paradigm is Shifting—Forces Shaping the Future of Health, Wellness, and Wellbeing Transformation of Healthcare Aided by Digitization—Leading the Change to Provide Sustainable HealthcareMore Emphasis on Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Prevention—Connected Health Infrastructure as the Binding ForceNon-uniform Connected Health Infrastructure—High Market Maturity in Regions with Holistic Digital Health StrategyHealthcare Interoperability and Communication Standards and AlliancesIntegration and Interoperability are the Key to Adoption—Big Role of Interoperability StandardsInteroperability Standards—HL7 (Health Level-7)Interoperability Standards—DICOMInteroperability Standards—Direct ProjectInteroperability Standards—International Classification of Diseases (ICD)Interoperability Standards—SNOMED CTAlliances and Gateways Complements InteroperabilityTechnology Advances in Healthcare and Medical Device Connectivity and InteroperabilityMedical Device Connectivity Landscape—Advances in WiFi, RFID, and Bluetooth Technology as DriversWiFi for Healthcare and Medical Device Connectivity—The de Facto StandardBluetooth for Healthcare and Medical Device Connectivity—Advances in Bluetooth in Realms of Security and EnergyRFID for Healthcare and Medical Device ConnectivityBusiness Models in Healthcare and Medical Device Connectivity and InteroperabilityChallenges to ConnectivityProminent Business Models—Inability of a Single Vendor to Connect All OEM Devices Prominent Business Models—Inability of a Single Vendor to Connect All OEM Devices (continued)Case Study—Vendor Agnostic Manufacturers of Medical Connectivity SolutionsCase Study—Middleware or Application Programming Interface (API) Provider Regulatory Scenario for Interoperability and ConnectivityConclusionConclusion—Long Road to Complete Connectivity and InteroperabilityLegal DisclaimerAppendixList of Acronyms UsedList of Acronyms Used (continued)Additional Sources of InformationThe Frost & Sullivan StoryThe Frost & Sullivan StoryValue Proposition—Future of Your Company & CareerGlobal PerspectiveIndustry Convergence360º Research PerspectiveImplementation ExcellenceOur Blue Ocean Strategy