Becker's Healthcare November 2, 2021
When wearable devices started to come with health features a decade ago, physicians were hesitant about their accuracy. Now, physicians are embracing the devices and using the information to engage patients, The Verge reported Nov. 1.
The Verge spoke with several physicians about how wearable devices have altered how they engage and monitor their patients and what difficulties still arise from using smartwatches in medical care.
Seven things to know:
- Mohamed Elshazly, MD, a cardiac electrophysiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, said his first patient with an Apple Watch came in about four years ago. The man came to see him after having occasional heart palpitations for a year, and other physicians hadn’t been able to offer a diagnosis because...
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