MedCity News September 23, 2024
Many new tech solutions, such as wearables and algorithms, have emerged in recent years to address the country’s heart disease problem. While it’s easy to get excited about technology’s potential to improve cardiac care, there are a few things that healthcare leaders must keep in mind, according to Dr. Sumeet Chugh, director of the Heart Institute and director of AI in medicine at Cedars-Sinai.
Digital transformation continues to play out across various corners of the healthcare world, and the cardiovascular space is no different. Heart disease remains one of the deadliest and costliest health threats facing Americans — in the U.S., someone loses their life to cardiovascular disease every 33 seconds with an annual cost to the nation exceeding $250...