Fierce Health Payers June 25, 2019
Can an Apple on your wrist keep the doctor away?
Turns out, patients might be more willing to wear an Apple Watch, or some other sort of wearable, if it means fewer trips to see the doctor, according to a survey from VivaLNK, a connected healthcare solutions company.
Hospitals and health systems are testing out health wearable devices to monitor patients’ health. But the monitoring programs only work if patients use them.
About two-thirds of patients surveyed (64%) said they would utilize a wearable health monitoring device if it meant it could reduce the number of times they had to physically visit a doctor or hospital.
Just over half of the surveyed patients (55%) visit a physician or specialist more...
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