Patient Engagement August 28, 2020
The wearable tool will make it easier for patients to share patient-generated health data.
A new partnership between EHR vendor Cerner and Amazon aims to make it easier for medical providers to obtain patient-generated health data from wearable technology, according to an announcement.
The deal centers around Amazon Halo, a new wearable from the ecommerce giant that can glean key patient metrics like activity levels, sleep quality, and body fat percentage. Patients can opt into having data from the wearable flow through the AWS Cloud and into the Cerner EHR and other Cerner technologies, like the HealtheLife patient portal.
This partnership comes as both Cerner and Amazon recognize the changing tide in patient empowerment, as more patients play a role...
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