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House Ways and Means member highlights promise and risks of digital health data
Summary
At a House Ways and Means Committee hearing, a committee member praised wearable devices, remote monitoring and AI for reducing costs and improving chronic disease management while urging protections for patient data.
An unnamed committee member of the House Ways and Means Committee opened a hearing on digital health technology on Oct. 11, saying advances such as wearables, remote patient monitoring and artificial intelligence could improve chronic disease outcomes and reduce costs.
The committee member said the United States now spends about $5,000,000,000,000 annually on health care while Americans continue to experience high rates of chronic disease, including obesity and diabetes. "The power of digital health data" can, the member said, help people take more responsibility for their health and assist clinicians in managing…
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