MedTech Dive September 22, 2022
Elise Reuter

Sensor capabilities are no longer the focus of discussions around wearable devices, says Pandit. The next big question is what to do with the data.

In early 2020, the Scripps Research Translational Institute published an article on using wearable devices to track acute respiratory infections. Originally intended to detect influenza-like illness, the results were published just as the COVID-19 pandemic started, before the illness even had a name.

From there, the organization quickly launched a virtual study; within 72 days they had more than 35,000 people sharing wearable data and responding to survey questions on their symptoms and outcomes.

Based on these experiences, the San Diego-based organization is launching several other decentralized studies, headed up by Dr. Jay...

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