mHealth Intelligence June 9, 2020
The Open Wearables Initiative has released its first open-source software and dataset, designed to help mHealth and telehealth programs measuring step counts, and is now setting its sights on gait measurement.
An mHealth group has unveiled a step-count algorithm designed to make it easier for healthcare providers and researchers to use telehealth platforms that incorporate wearables.
This is the first open-source software and dataset released by the Open Wearables Initiative (OWEAR), a Boston-based partnership launched in 2019 by Nextbridge Health, Shimmer Research and Dr. Vincent van Hees. The group’s goal is to create a common workplace for providers and researchers using mHealth sensors.
The step-counting algorithm – and the launch of a public challenge for measuring gait – aim to...
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