I know someone attending cardiology who was worried about symptoms of possible AFib, but hospital "snapshots" never managed to catch it. So he bought his own monitor and took the readings in. Cardiologist then confirmed it was AFib and treatment was tweaked 1/2
2/2 For me tho', tech could ilkely send me into an anxiety spiral. I have a thermometer, a BP machine (which I use rarely) and an oximeter (which I use when I feel unwell and even then only to check heart-rate coz of past thyroid issues). This is enough tech for me!
No standards for the format or how the data is collected and stored. So will be pretty much useless to integrate with other systems. Because different systems/computers won't understand the data if not in a interoperable format.
Last month I had “a funny do” heart felt awful; checked my watch and my heart rate was up at 205. Did a single lead ECG which I was able to save and discuss with the GP. Not perfect but useful as it excluded a few things.
I’ve taken patient data from their wearable tech and used it to make decisions for referrals. Tech is amazing, much better than anything the nhs can provide in some circumstances!
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That typo makes me sound like I have some hidden Yorkshire coming out! 😁