Wrong approach to wearables? – For sure.

The dialogue on the value of wearables in healthcare heated up recently leading to the question "Is healthcare taking the wrong approach to wearables?"  The answer is that many are taking the wrong approach -- a system-centric approach.  But others see the value in the Patient Generated Health Data and the opportunity for the devices to help patients affect their own outcomes. 

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A sensors perspective on Wearables

The launch of the Apple Watch and recent Fitbit IPO has intensified the evaluation of wearables as an ongoing part of the Internet of Things and many are saying the honeymoon is over.  But many of the reviews I have heard or read take the wrong perspective.  As sensors wearable devices connect us to the digital world and their value  is determined by how they are applied in our everyday life.  

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