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Remote patient monitoring is critical for today's world. The best way to do that is with biosensors. Presently there is an 8% CAGR for biosensors, and the total market is expected to be over $29 billion by 2024.³⁰ The demand for sensors of various kinds will be growing. COVID-19 has already accelerated that trend.

From a numbers perspective alone, it is clear that connected medical devices are not going away. They provide too much value for patients and institutions. All that said, having more devices that are less secure than they should be is creating more opportunities for hackers. Some of the problems are due to more records being digitized as part of the Affordable Care Act, but connected medical devices are most certainly a major concern for organizations.