• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

  • Opinion
  • Health IT
    • Behavioral Health
    • Care Coordination
    • EMR/EHR
    • Interoperability
    • Patient Engagement
    • Population Health Management
    • Revenue Cycle Management
    • Social Determinants of Health
  • Digital Health
    • AI
    • Blockchain
    • Precision Medicine
    • Telehealth
    • Wearables
  • Startups
  • M&A
  • Value-based Care
    • Accountable Care (ACOs)
    • Medicare Advantage
  • Life Sciences
  • Research

Wearables in Healthcare| Medical Grade | News, Analysis, Insights - HIT Consultant

Singapore Taps Apple for National Health Initiative Using Apple Watch

by Fred Pennic 09/18/2020 Leave a Comment

Singapore Taps Apple for National Health Initiative Using Apple Watch Lumi Health

What You Should Know: - The government of Singapore and Apple are teaming up on national health initiative called LumiHealth to encourage Singaporeans to keep healthy and complete wellness challenges through their Apple Watch and iPhone. - The LumiHealth app features challenges designed to help users sleep better, move more, eat well, and live more mindfully. This week, the government of Singapore and Apple has announced their partnership on the health initiative called LumiHealth,
Read More

Anthem, Apple Launches 2-Year Digital Asthma Study with Apple Watch

by Jasmine Pennic 09/17/2020 Leave a Comment

Anthem, Apple Launches 2-Year Digital Asthma Study with Apple Watch

What You Should Know: - Anthem, Inc. announced a new study that examines how the use of everyday devices, like Apple Watch and iPhone, may help individuals with asthma, led by the University of California, Irvine. - Launching in the fall, the two-year, randomized controlled study will enroll participants from Anthem-affiliated health plans who have been clinically diagnosed with asthma. -Anthem, Inc. today a new study that examines how the use of everyday devices, like Apple Watch
Read More

XRHealth Secures Patent to Incorporate Apple Watch into VR/AR Therapy

by Fred Pennic 09/15/2020 Leave a Comment

XRHealth Secures Patent to Incorporate Apple Watch into VR/AR Therapy

What You Should Know: - XRHealth has just received a patent for its approach to incorporate biofeedback from devices such as an Apple watch into its remote healthcare therapy platform that utilizes virtual/artificial reality (VR/AR). - XRHealth plans to incorporate their VR/AR therapy with the Apple Watch, specifically since the watch has advanced features including a medical-grade, FDA-cleared electrocardiogram (EKG) that measures heartbeat. XRHealth, the leader in extended
Read More

Fitbit Awarded Regulatory Clearance in U.S. and Europe for ECG App to Identify AFib

by Fred Pennic 09/14/2020 Leave a Comment

Fitbit Awarded Regulatory Clearance in U.S. and Europe for ECG App to Identify AFib

What You Should Know: - Fitbit has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA, as well as CE marking in the European Union, for its ECG app to assess heart rhythm for atrial fibrillation. The Fitbit ECG App is a simple way people can take an on-the-spot reading of their heart rhythm at any time, including whenever they notice any unusual cardiac symptoms.  - Fitbit Sense is the company’s first device compatible with an ECG app that enables users to take a spot
Read More

Zimmer & Apple Watch Transform Joint Replacement Virtual Care w/ App New Features

by Jasmine Pennic 06/23/2020 Leave a Comment

Zimmer & Apple Watch Transform Joint Replacement Virtual Care w/ App New Features

What You Should Know: - Zimmer Biomet announced new features of mymobility with Apple Watch® - bringing remote patient care to life for patients who receive hip and knee joint replacement at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). - Available later this year, mymobility with Apple Watch will now use gait metrics (the stride of a person as s/he moves limbs) to passively collect walking speed and double support time when walking on flat level surfaces without GPS. These measurements
Read More

Fitbit Launches Study for Early Detection of COVID-19 and Flu

by Jasmine Pennic 05/21/2020 Leave a Comment

Clinical Wearables_HealthMine Survey: Consumers' Digital Health Data Is Often Going Nowhere

Wearable fitness leader Fitbit announced a new research study that will determine if it can build an algorithm to detect COVID-19, before symptoms even start. Now available in the Fitbit app, any Fitbit user in the U.S. and Canada who is over 21, especially those who currently have, or have had, symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or the flu, can participate - contributing to incredibly impactful research that will help Fitbit’s efforts to develop this algorithm. How to ParticipateIt is easy to
Read More

New Coin-Size Disposable Wearable Medical Device Enables COVID-19 Symptom Monitoring

by Fred Pennic 05/08/2020 Leave a Comment

New Coin-Size Disposable Wearable Medical Device Enables COVID-19 Symptom Monitoring

What You Should Know: - As the government guides state re-openings, digital health startup BioIntelliSense announced the newest advancements of its medical-grade biosensor solution portfolio and Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) platform. - The company’s new COVID-19 Return to Work and School solution generates a more reliable clinical assessment of an individual’s infectious risk status through home-based screening tools and data-driven clearance
Read More

Fitbit, Scripps, Stanford to Study Role of Wearables to Detect, Train, and Contain Infectious Diseases

by Jasmine Pennic 04/14/2020 Leave a Comment

Livongo Announces Bi-directional Integration with Apple, Fitbit, Samsung Smartwatches

What You Should Know: - Fitbit, Scripps Research, and Stanford Medicine are teaming up on new research leveraging Fitbit data to detect, track, and contain infectious diseases like COVID-19. - There already has been early evidence that wearables, like Fitbit devices, have the potential to help predict the onset of an infectious disease like the flu before symptoms start, and the goal of this consortium is to unlock similar potential via leading research institutions in response to
Read More

Scripps Launches App-Based Study Using Wearable Data to Predict Virus Outbreaks

by Fred Pennic 03/25/2020 Leave a Comment

Scripps Launches App-Based Study Using Wearable Data to Predict Virus Outbreaks

What You Should Know: - The Scripps Research Translational Institute launched DETECT, an app-based research study that will analyze wearable data shared by users with the goal of being able to more quickly detect fast-spreading viral illnesses, like flu and coronavirus.  - Early detection is critical for effective public health response to infectious disease outbreaks and for improving treatments. DETECT connects with smartwatches and activity trackers, including Fitbit devices,
Read More

Element Science Nabs $145.6M to Commercialize Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator

by Fred Pennic 03/05/2020 Leave a Comment

Element Science Raises $145.6 million Series C Financing to Advance Next-Generation Digital Wearable Platform

What You Need to Know: - Element Science raises $145.6M in Series C funding to led by Deerfield Healthcare and Qiming Venture Partners USA, includes Cormorant Asset Management and Invus Opportunities. - Funding will enable Element Science to complete clinical studies, begin U.S. commercialization of its digital wearable platform focused on high-risk cardiovascular patients transitioning from the hospital-to-home. Element Science, a San Francisco, CA-based innovative health
Read More

  • Previous Page
  • Go to page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 9
  • Go to page 10
  • Go to page 11
  • Go to page 12
  • Go to page 13
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 25
  • Next Page

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe to HIT Consultant

Latest insightful articles delivered straight to your inbox weekly.

Submit a Tip or Pitch

Featured Insights

 Selecting the Right EMR: A Practical Guide to Streamlining Your Practice and Enhancing Patient Care

Selecting the Right EMR: A Practical Guide to Streamlining Your Practice and Enhancing Patient Care

Featured Interview

Virta Health CEO: GLP-1s Didn’t Kill Weight Watchers, Its Broken Model Did

Most-Read

Meaningful Use Penalties_Meaningful Use_Partial Code Free_Senators Urge CMS to Establish Clear Metrics for ICD-10 Testing

CMS Finalizes TEAM Model: A New Era of Value-Based Surgical Care

White House Event Unveils CMS Health Tech Ecosystem Initiative

White House Event Unveils CMS Health Tech Ecosystem Initiative

Digital Health Faces Q2'25 Pullback: Funding Falls to 5-Year Low, But AI Dominates and $1B+ IPOs Emerge

Healthcare Investment Shifts in 1H 2025: AI Remains a Bright Spot Amidst Fundraising Decline

Digital Health Faces Q2'25 Pullback: Funding Falls to 5-Year Low

Digital Health Faces Q2’25 Pullback: Funding Falls to 5-Year Low

Beyond the Hype: Building AI Systems in Healthcare Where Hallucinations Are Not an Option

Beyond the Hype: Building AI Systems in Healthcare Where Hallucinations Are Not an Option

Health IT Sector Navigates Policy Turbulence with Resilient M&A

Health IT’s New Chapter: IPOs Return, Resilient M&A, Valuations Rise in 1H 2025

PwC Report: US Medical Cost Trend to Remain Elevated at 8.5% in 2026

PwC Report: US Medical Cost Trend to Remain Elevated at 8.5% in 2026

Philips Launches ECG AI Marketplace, Partnering with Anumana to Enhance Cardiac Care with AI-Powered Diagnostics

Philips Launches ECG AI Marketplace, Partnering with Anumana to Enhance Cardiac Care with AI-Powered Diagnostics

WeightWatchers Emerges from Bankruptcy, Launches New Menopause Program

WeightWatchers Emerges from Bankruptcy, Launches New Menopause Program

CMS Finalizes New Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rule

CMS Proposes 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Rule: Boosting Primary Care, Cutting Waste, and Modernizing Payments

Secondary Sidebar

Footer

Company

  • About Us
  • Advertise with Us
  • Reprints and Permissions
  • Submit An Op-Ed
  • Contact
  • Subscribe

Editorial Coverage

  • Opinion
  • Health IT
    • Care Coordination
    • EMR/EHR
    • Interoperability
    • Population Health Management
    • Revenue Cycle Management
  • Digital Health
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Blockchain Tech
    • Precision Medicine
    • Telehealth
    • Wearables
  • Startups
  • Value-Based Care
    • Accountable Care
    • Medicare Advantage

Connect

Subscribe to HIT Consultant Media

Latest insightful articles delivered straight to your inbox weekly

Copyright © 2025. HIT Consultant Media. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy |