MedCity News August 11, 2020

The potential that wearables have for helping detect early signs of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases, as well as monitoring patients, will make this technology a popular choice for healthcare organizations and consumers for the foreseeable future.

With over 2.5 million Covid-19 cases in the U.S. this July, the pandemic has made it vital for hospitals to diagnose Covid-19 patients early on and monitor their health in real time while limiting contact between patients and medical staff. Wearable technology can play a key role moving forward by helping monitor critical information such as patient heart rate (HR) and core body temperature.

According to ABI Research, 30 million wearable devices capable of tracking, monitoring and fighting the progression of Covid-19 are...

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Topics: Digital Health, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Public Health / COVID, Technology, Wearables
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