Patient Engagement April 26, 2022
Although most patients own or are interested in fitness trackers, digital health literacy is getting in the way of widespread patient engagement technology adoption.
– Cost and digital health literacy are still standing in the way of widespread patient engagement technology adoption, according to research out of the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program.
The study, published in npj, found that although patients showed some interest in technologies like fitness trackers, overall remote patient monitoring devices are out-of-reach for traditionally underserved populations.
This comes as the medical industry and healthcare consumers have increasingly embraced the potential for remote monitoring tools. Remote technologies give both patients and providers the ability to track...
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