American Medical Association: How to Make the Most of Patients’ Wearable Data
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The American Medical Association (AMA) reports on new survey research showing a gap between how useful physicians find wearable data and how often it's actually used in clinical practice, drawing on a study of more than 2,200 physicians across six countries. Eko's Chief Medical Officer, Steven Steinhubl, MD, is featured throughout the piece, sharing practical guidance on evaluating data quality, verifying patient-reported readings, and building systems that make wearable data usable in routine care.
The article outlines recommendations for physicians and questions Dr. Steinhubl encourages doctors to ask when patients bring in their own wearable data, from how it was captured to whether it can be clinically verified.
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