Telemedicine Enhancing Health Wearables
While wearable health tech is still in its early days, its popularity is growing and the general public is beginning to understand the benefits. And this bodes well for the continued growth of telemedicine.
To wit, a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) study, ‘Wearable Tech: Early Days,’ revealed that:
More than half the respondents think wearables could boost average life expectancy by 10 years because of the capability to monitor vital signs;
More than 40% see potential for nutrition/exercise monitoring to reduce obesity;
Two-thirds would wear a band if employers or insurance companies provided them for free and collected anonymous data from the device as an incentive to lower insurance premiums.