Hospital and health-insurance company Kaiser Permanente is expanding a program in which patients recovering from a cardiac event wear smartwatches to track whether they are exercising and taking their medication
The hospital and health-insurance company, based in Oakland, Calif., said the rehab program, in which patients participate remotely, is showing promising results. Kaiser is betting on remote monitoring via wearables to cut costs in areas such as hospital readmissions.
Users receive reminders on the smartwatch to do things such as work out or take medication. A mobile app accessible through the smartwatch includes a questionnaire where patients provide details including the type and duration of exercise and whether they experienced any symptoms. The watch collects additional data such as steps and pulse.
“We see that as an opportunity and an area that we need to continue to monitor and determine which devices have the right efficacy so that we can rely on the data,” said Dick Daniels, chief information officer at Kaiser Permanente. Concerns about the accuracy and security of data collected by wearables has led to resistance from some health-care providers in using the devices. A study by Stanford University published in March found that the pulse sensor in the Apple Watch helped detect a heart-rhythm disorder in some users but may have caused false alarms for others.
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