Becker's Healthcare January 14, 2019
Four things to know:
1. The healthcare industry will likely spend $20 billion annually on health trackers and remote patient monitoring devices by 2023. Assistive “hearables,” such as connected hearing aids, are forecasted to generate more than $40 billion in revenue in the same period. Together, healthcare spending in the wearables market is slated to reach $60 billion by 2023, according to the report.
2. Some of the trends driving the uptick in wearables spending are improvements to remote patient monitoring technology, including advancements...