Wearable technology is creating new opportunities in healthcare by empowering patients to be more involved in their own care. Devices can now alert both patients and doctors proactively to any health issues, allowing for preventative care. This represents an improvement over traditional reactive care after problems occur. Wearables also allow hospitals to enhance care delivery and quality of life while reducing costs through remote monitoring. Current wearables go beyond early diagnostic devices by continuously monitoring health data like heart rate and activity levels in real-time via connections to hospital networks and providers.

1. The Wearable
Technology Healthcare
Needs
How Wearables Are Creating New
Opportunities in Health
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2. The Wearable Technology Healthcare Needs
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Wearable technology is creating new opportunities in the healthcare industry by empowering
healthcare professionals to achieve one of the primary goals of the Institute of Medicine — that is,
“…fully involving patients in their own care”1
.
The possibilities of wearable technology in healthcare are virtually limitless. Imagine a future where,
rather than scheduling visits with a doctor in reaction to a problem, wearable devices alert patients and
their doctors proactively to any and all healthcare issues2
.
These devices also present a new operational opportunity. Unlike any time in history, hospitals can
improve healthcare delivery and quality of life while dramatically cutting operational costs. In this
paper, we discuss the current state of wearable technology, the challenges and opportunities it presents
and the future of the wearable technology healthcare industry.
Current state of wearable technology
The wearable technology healthcare is using today has changed the way professionals capture, monitor
and respond to health problems.
Devices worn on the body are able to study health-relevant data such as heart rates, gait abnormalities,
heart rhythms, calories burned and hours slept. This data, connected wirelessly to hospital networking
systems, allows doctors and medical professionals to receive real-time monitoring data and provide
minute-by-minute records of changes1
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The concept of wearable technology has been around for years. Early versions were primarily used for
diagnostics, and the data gathered was often imprecise and invasive. Holter monitors in its various
forms, for example, have been used as diagnostic tools to record heart rhythms over 24-hour periods
since 19491
. Nicotine patches are another example of an imprecise wearable technology that delivers
medication at a constant rate3
. Implantable defibrillators are also quite invasive, requiring a surgical
procedure to attach.
Today, the wearable technology healthcare professionals incorporate go far beyond diagnostics. Thanks
to the Internet of Things (IoT) — a personalized network of connected devices such as phones, tablets
and smartwatches — wearables now have the ability to collect and analyze big data.

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