mHealth Intelligence February 14, 2020
Eric Wicklund

The Open Wearables Initiative (OWEAR) is seeking mHealth software and datasets from wearable sensors and other connected health technologies to create a platform where care providers and researchers can share insights and algorithms.

A Massachusetts-based partnership aims to create a common workplace for healthcare providers and researchers using mHealth sensors in wearables and other devices.

The Open Wearables Initiative (OWEAR), launched last September by Nextbridge Health, Shimmer Research and Dr. Vincent van Hees, announced that it is now “actively soliciting” open-source software and datasets from wearable sensors and other connected health technologies. The group wants to create a platform from which researchers and care providers can share digital health source codes and algorithms.

The initiative builds on the popularity of...

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