HIT Consultant May 15, 2020
Charlotte Puechmaille, Director of Strategy, New Health Businesses at Withings

It’s no secret that chronic disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, taking up 90 percent of healthcare spending in the United States. For the last several years, there has been a rise in discussions and research around the promise of connected health devices helping manage and prevent chronic conditions as well as healthcare spending. However, today a number of factors are coming together to make that promise a reality. This includes the improvement of real-world data insights that home devices provide, growth of telemedicine, proven results as well as acceptance by doctors, insurance companies, patients, and more. The growth and adoption of utilizing connected health devices is having a real positive impact on a number of chronic conditions.

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