Software Advice October 24, 2023
- Patients want to take charge of their own health
- Here’s how doctors can start incorporating this data into treatments
- A word of caution: Security matters
- The future of consumer health wearables
We last reported on the role of consumer fitness wearables such as Fitbit and Apple Watches in healthcare back in 2021. Since then, the number of users for these devices has grown.
Apple, for example, announced in 2022 their highest percentage of iPhone users who also had an active Apple Watch. [1] Similarly, Fitbit added 9 million registered users in 2022 [2], and innovative newcomers like the Oura Ring...