Lexology March 17, 2024
In a recent series, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) set out to answer the question whether wearable digital health technology (DHT) was going to improve patient outcomes and clinical practice or is it just a trend that will pass, like so many consumer devices and their well-being claims? The editors noted that “wearable DHT is at an inflection point between fanciful descriptions and practical applications that are being woven into health monitoring, clinical diagnoses, and administrative approvals for new therapies”, which gives more than a hint about the answer they think the series gives to their question.
Case studies
Several papers in the series provide real world examples of examples of how wearable DHT is increasingly being applied...