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The integration of edge computing in modern systems takes advantage of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and can potentially improve the systems\u2019 performance, scalability, privacy, and security with applications in different domains. In the healthcare domain, modern IoT devices can nowadays be used to gather vital parameters and information that can be fed to edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques able to offer precious insights and support to healthcare professionals. However, issues regarding data privacy and security, AI optimization, and computational offloading at the edge pose challenges to the adoption of edge AI. This paper aims to explore the current state of the art of edge AI in healthcare by using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology and analyzing more than 70 Web of Science articles. We have defined the relevant research questions, clear inclusion and exclusion criteria, and classified the research works in three main directions: privacy and security, AI-based optimization methods, and edge offloading techniques. The findings highlight the many advantages of integrating edge computing in a wide range of healthcare use cases requiring data privacy and security, near real-time decision-making, and efficient communication links, with the potential to transform future healthcare services and eHealth applications. However, further research is needed to enforce new security-preserving methods and for better orchestrating and coordinating the load in distributed and decentralized scenarios.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/fi16090329","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,10]],"date-time":"2024-09-10T04:35:24Z","timestamp":1725942924000},"page":"329","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":115,"title":["Edge Computing in Healthcare: Innovations, Opportunities, and Challenges"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9305-4857","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alexandru","family":"Rancea","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Computer Science Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6166-5266","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ionut","family":"Anghel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Computer Science Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1177-5795","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tudor","family":"Cioara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Computer Science Department, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"869","DOI":"10.1109\/COMST.2020.2970550","article-title":"Convergence of Edge Computing and Deep Learning: A Comprehensive Survey","volume":"22","author":"Wang","year":"2020","journal-title":"IEEE Commun. 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