While some healthcare providers believe these devices will have a positive effect on health outcomes, others aren’t so sure as yet.
Eric Topol, MD, chief academic officer of Scripps Health in San Diego, noted that certain devices, such as wearable sensors, can be extremely helpful to physicians as they can serve as “medical dashboards” that help physicians track patients’ vital signs.
On the other hand, according to Tom Giannulli, MD, chief medical information officer for cloud-based medical office software and services vendor Kareo, healthcare organizations are still in the “discovery phase” when it comes to examining how useful these devices would me. He says that long-term and large data sets are the only tools that will give provides real insight into the efficacy of wearable devices for improving outcomes, according to the article.
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