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Wearables in Health Care – The Next Big Thing?

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The age of wearable health tech has arrived. What was once a novelty or a fun fashion statement has now become a legitimate tool that can monitor health conditions, improve outcomes and even save lives. Not surprisingly, the wearable tech market is booming – growing 27.5% in 2018, more than double the 10.3% growth achieved in 2017. The global market for wearable medical and healthcare devices is expected to reach a staggering $27.5 billion US by 2026.

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Healthcare is going mobile – but where to, exactly?

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With the annual mHealth Summit having just wrapped up in Washington, D.C., it seems like a good time to talk about the burgeoning world of mobile technology in medicine. Smartphones are finding their way into more and more hands, and medical records are being digitized and stored in EHR and EMR databases at a significant rate. This leaves us (and a lot of others) with a couple of important questions: Will these things be connected, and who will be driving this digital progress, patients or doctors?

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