COVID-19 Inspiring More Consumer Interest in Sharing Telehealth Data, Says Parks
More than 60% of those owning connected heart monitors, pulse oximeters, connected glucometers and blood pressure cuffs show interest in sharing medical data, blogged Parks Associates analyst Kristen Hanich Thursday. Telehealth and care providers that integrate data can boost the…
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value of their remote offering, she said. Analytics “should be able to facilitate valuable connections and inferences from data,” said John Showalter, Jvion chief product officer, saying data can account for gaps that appear: “Now, because of COVID-19, there are more gaps in data than ever.” Consumer attitudes toward connected health and privacy “have shifted with the pandemic, and more are now willing to share health information as they return to work and other normal activities," said Kristen Valdes, b.well Connected Health CEO. As attitudes continue to evolve, digital health companies need to find a balance between data privacy and data sharing “for the public good,” she said. Parks is holding its virtual Connected Health Summit Tuesday-Thursday.