Top 10: Device Management Platforms

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Top 10: Device Management Platforms
From Microsoft’s Azure MedTech to Siemens’ teamplay Fleet, discover the Top 10 device management platforms transforming the healthcare sector

As healthcare systems become increasingly connected, the number and variety of medical devices generating data across hospitals, clinics and patients’ homes continues to grow. 

From imaging systems and infusion pumps to wearable sensors, implantable devices and remote monitoring technologies, healthcare organisations are managing increasingly complex digital ecosystems.

Large hospitals can operate tens of thousands of connected devices across hundreds of different categories, creating significant challenges around visibility, interoperability, cybersecurity and maintenance.

Device management platforms are emerging as a critical layer within this connected infrastructure, helping healthcare providers and device manufacturers monitor assets, integrate data, optimise performance and strengthen operational resilience. 

As healthcare moves towards smarter, more distributed models of care, these platforms will play an increasingly important role in ensuring connected technologies can support safer, more efficient and more personalised patient outcomes.

Healthcare Digital takes a look at the Top 10 healthcare device management platforms globally, ranked by the platform developer's annual revenue.

10. Patient SafetyNet

Company: Masimo 

Revenue:US$2bn

CEO: Tim Benner

Masimo's Patient SafetyNet connects patient monitoring devices with centralised clinical workflows. Credit: Masimo

Masimo’s Patient SafetyNet platform is designed to help hospitals extend visibility beyond the bedside by connecting patient monitoring devices with centralised clinical workflows. 

The supplemental monitoring and clinician notification system collects near real-time data from connected Masimo and third-party devices, allowing care teams to view patient status, receive alerts and respond remotely. 

By improving access to vital signs data and supporting interoperability with electronic medical records, Patient SafetyNet aims to help healthcare providers improve patient safety while reducing the burden on frontline teams.

9. CareLink

Company: MiniMed

Revenue: US$3.1bn 

CEO: Que Dallara

MiniMed's Care Link platform enables healthcare professionals to manage diabetes data. Credit: MiniMed

Medtronic's CareLink platform is a cloud-based diabetes management system that enables people using MiniMed insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices to securely upload and share therapy data with healthcare professionals.

The platform provides detailed reports on glucose trends, insulin delivery and device performance, helping clinicians make more informed treatment decisions.

By supporting remote monitoring and data-driven consultations, CareLink aims to improve diabetes management while reducing the need for frequent in-person clinic visits.

8. QuickVault by Veeva

Company: Veeva Systems

Revenue: US$3.1bn

CEO: Peter Gassner

Peter Gassner, CEO of Veeva Systems. Credit: LinkedIn.

QuickVault by Veeva is a cloud-based quality and equipment management platform designed to support medical device companies throughout the product lifecycle. 

The platform brings together quality management, regulatory processes and equipment operations, enabling MedTech organisations to manage assets, calibration, maintenance, validation and compliance activities in one environment. 

By improving traceability and automating workflows, QuickVault helps device manufacturers maintain regulatory readiness while reducing operational complexity. 

As medical device development becomes increasingly data-driven, platforms like QuickVault are helping companies create stronger links between product design, manufacturing and post-market quality management.

7. Intuitive Hub

Company: Intuitive Surgical

Revenue: US$10bn

CEO: Dave Rosa

Intuitive Hub includes surgical video with automated recording features. Credit: Intuitive Surgical

Intuitive Hub is a digital platform designed to support the management and use of data generated by Intuitive Surgical’s robotic surgery ecosystem. 

The platform automatically records, stores and organises surgical video, images and audio from procedures, enabling clinicians to review cases, collaborate remotely and support surgical training. 

Integrated with Intuitive’s da Vinci systems, Hub helps hospitals capture greater value from robotic surgery data while improving knowledge sharing and workflow efficiency. 

As robotic surgery expands, platforms such as Intuitive Hub are becoming increasingly important for managing the growing volume of clinical data generated in operating rooms.

6. SmartCare Remote Management

Company: Baxter International

Revenue: US$11.2bn

CEO: Andrew Hider

The SmartCare Remote Management platform. Credit: Baxter International

SmartCare Remote Management enables healthcare providers to remotely monitor, maintain and manage connected Baxter medical devices across hospital environments.

The cloud-based platform supports tasks including device diagnostics, preventive maintenance tracking, error monitoring, firmware updates and configuration management, helping biomedical teams improve efficiency and reduce the need for manual interventions. 

SmartCare gives hospitals better visibility across connected equipment fleets, helping them optimise device availability and support patient safety and operational resilience.

As healthcare providers increasingly rely on connected devices, remote management capabilities are becoming a key component of modern clinical engineering strategies.

5. Capsule Medical Device Information Platform

Company: Philips

Revenue: US$20.1bn 

CEO: Roy Jakobs

Roy Jakobs, CEO of Philips. Credit: Philips

Philips’ Capsule Medical Device Information Platform (MDIP) helps healthcare providers unlock value from the growing volume of data generated by connected medical devices. 

The vendor-neutral platform integrates data from a wide range of devices, including patient monitors, ventilators and infusion pumps, delivering information into clinical workflows and electronic medical records. 

By providing centralised visibility and secure connectivity, Capsule MDIP helps hospitals improve interoperability, streamline documentation and support more informed decision-making across care environments.

4. Encompass

Company: GE HealthCare 

Revenue: US$20.6bn

CEO: Peter Arduini

Peter Arduini, CEO of GE HealthCare. Credit: Northwestern

GE HealthCare’s Encompass platform is a real-time location system (RTLS) designed to help hospitals track, manage and optimise mobile medical equipment fleets. 

Using connected hardware, location data and analytics, the platform gives healthcare teams greater visibility into where critical assets are located and how they are being used. 

By reducing time spent searching for equipment and improving asset utilisation, Encompass helps providers increase operational efficiency, minimise delays and ensure clinicians have access to the tools they need when caring for patients.

3. LibreView

Company: Abbott Laboratories 

Revenue: US$44.3bn

CEO: Robert Ford

The LibreView platform is a secure, cloud-based diabetes data management system. Credit: Abbott Laboratories

Abbott’s LibreView platform is a cloud-based diabetes management system that connects glucose monitoring data from FreeStyle Libre devices with patients and healthcare professionals. 

The platform enables clinicians to review glucose trends, generate reports and identify patterns that can support more personalised diabetes management. 

By creating a digital link between patients and care teams, LibreView supports remote monitoring and data-driven decision-making, reflecting the wider shift towards connected healthcare models where continuous streams of patient-generated data can improve long-term disease management. 

2. teamplay Fleet

Company: Siemens 

Revenue: US$87.3bn

CEO: Roland Busch

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Siemens Healthineers’ teamplay Fleet is a cloud-based platform designed to help healthcare providers manage and optimise their fleets of medical equipment.

teamplay Fleet provides hospitals with centralised visibility into equipment data, service activities, maintenance schedules, cybersecurity requirements and lifecycle information, helping teams improve asset performance and availability. 

Through features such as remote service management, software update support and utilisation insights, teamplay Fleet enables providers to move towards a more proactive approach to equipment management.

As hospitals increasingly depend on complex imaging and diagnostic infrastructure, the platform helps clinical engineering teams make data-driven decisions while supporting more resilient and efficient healthcare operations.

1. Azure MedTech

Company: Microsoft

Revenue: US$331.8bn

CEO: Satya Nadella

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Microsoft’s Azure MedTech platform is designed to help healthcare organisations connect, process and analyse data generated by a growing ecosystem of medical devices, wearables and remote monitoring technologies. 

Built within Azure Health Data Services, the platform enables providers to ingest data from devices, transform it into interoperable formats and integrate insights into clinical workflows and electronic health record systems. 

By providing a secure cloud foundation for connected health applications, Azure MedTech helps organisations scale remote patient monitoring, support personalised care and unlock greater value from real-time health data. 

As healthcare moves towards more distributed and data-driven models, platforms such as Azure MedTech are becoming an important layer in connecting devices, clinicians and patients.

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