Consumer wearables become the new gatekeepers of clinical health care

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260529/Consumer-wearables-become-the-new-gatekeepers-of-clinical-health-care.aspx JMIR Publications today released a News and Perspectives expert analysis on consumer wearable platforms' forays into the clinical health care space. Authored by MedTech expert Blythe Karow, MBA, "Meet the New Health Care Gatekeeper: Your Wearable" lays out the implications of wearable tech companies owning the first conversation about a patient's health, as well as the potential impacts on patient trust, policy, and regulation.