CES 2025 Takes a Look at 'The Future of Health'

With its Digital Health Summit, the annual Consumer Electronics Show is giving healthcare leaders a look at the potential for truly integrated care.

As CES 2025 kicks off this week in Las Vegas, healthcare’s innovation and transformation leaders are keeping an eye on the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA’s) Digital Health Summit, as well as the various consumer-facing technologies, tools, and toys that could play a role in the health system of the future.

Healthcare has long claimed a part of the CES experience, starting with connected devices and apps designed to help consumers manage their health. Over the past several years, though, healthcare executives have joined the party, looking for tools and strategies to bridge the gap between the consumer and the patient.

Rene Quashie, CTA’s Vice President of Digital Health, says the event gives healthcare leaders an opportunity “to explore the future of health tech in the context of a broader, interconnected ecosystem.”

“Unlike traditional health conferences, CES brings together the full spectrum of technology innovators across industries, creating an environment where healthcare solutions are discussed alongside advancements in AI, robotics, IoT, and beyond,” he said in an e-mail to HealthLeaders. “This convergence fuels cross-industry collaboration, helping healthcare leaders identify transformative technologies and adapt them to meet the needs of consumers, clinicians, and payers.”

That integration should continue as health systems and hospitals push more services out of clinical settings and into the home, and as care providers develop programs to track their patients at home and manage care remotely. Strategies like remote patient monitoring (RPM) and Hospital at Home will rely more on consumer-friendly devices as that scale up and build sustainability.

Against that backdrop, there are opportunities for healthcare throughout the CES exhibit halls, which span both the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Venetian Expo. The smart home concept is an intriguing venue, with AI-enabled devices, sensors and appliances that can be used to monitor consumer activity and health, even diet, sleep, behavioral health and bathroom activity. Automobile manufacturers are including health apps and sensors in their new models, and even the popular gaming area includes games and gaming platforms that can be used for healthcare.

Quashie says the theme for healthcare-related events and vendors at CES this year is “the future of health,”  with topics including AI, digital therapeutics, genomics, wearables, women’s health and workforce issues.

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