{"id":3588,"date":"2023-01-31T16:50:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T16:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regtechafrica.com\/healthcare\/?p=3588"},"modified":"2023-01-31T16:50:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T16:50:06","slug":"global-what-is-the-future-of-wearable-technology-in-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regtechafrica.com\/healthcare\/global-what-is-the-future-of-wearable-technology-in-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Global: What is the future of wearable technology in healthcare?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the rise in the aging population, chronic diseases and personalized care services, wearable technologies are not just a fad but are here to stay. After all, it is more convenient to track fitness journeys on your wrist than to rush to the hospital.<\/p>\n<h3>What is wearable technology?<\/h3>\n<p>Wearable technology integrates artificial intelligence and healthcare data with wearable electronic devices. These wearable IoT devices give you and your doctor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scnsoft.com\/healthcare\/medical-devices\/wearable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">real-time access to your health status<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>How is wearable technology helpful?<\/h3>\n<p>Owning wearable health devices helps you in multiple ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tracks your health-related data<\/li>\n<li>Gives real-time information on your health status<\/li>\n<li>Helps you make healthy lifestyle changes<\/li>\n<li>Educates on issues that affect your body<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Check out these startling stats on wearable technologies.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2021, the market size of wearable technology was about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fnfresearch.com\/wearable-technology-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$115.8 billion<\/a>, and it is expected to reach $380.5 billion by 2028.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/content\/dam\/Deloitte\/us\/Documents\/life-sciences-health-care\/us-dchs-connected-health.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">320 million<\/a>\u00a0health wearable devices will be shipped worldwide in 2022. By 2024, it will reach around\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/industry\/technology\/technology-media-and-telecom-predictions\/2022\/wearable-technology-healthcare\/_jcr_content\/root\/responsivegrid_380572564\/advanced_image.coreimg.95.375.jpeg\/1638295889404\/glob164601-figure1.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">440 million<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Wearable technologies are expected to reduce 16% of hospital costs by 2027, and by 2037, it could save\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/content\/dam\/Deloitte\/us\/Documents\/life-sciences-health-care\/us-dchs-connected-health.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$200 billion<\/a>\u00a0with its remote patient monitoring devices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What is the scope of wearable technology in healthcare?<\/h3>\n<p>Wearable technologies have revolutionized the healthcare industry with these devices.<\/p>\n<h3>1 Wearable Fitness Tracker<\/h3>\n<p>These activity trackers record fitness-related metrics like step counts, sleeping patterns, calories burned, oxygen level, and heart rate.<\/p>\n<p>How are they useful?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Helps you set daily fitness goals<\/li>\n<li>Motivates to be physically active<\/li>\n<li>Monitors heart rate<\/li>\n<li>Tracks sleeping quality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2 Smart Health Watches<\/h3>\n<p>Smartwatches were earlier used only to count steps and show time. But now, they have come a long way and are an indispensable healthcare technology.<\/p>\n<p>How are they useful?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourages healthy and active changes<\/li>\n<li>Offers personalized fitness routine<\/li>\n<li>Monitors workout progress and recommends workout tutorials accordingly<\/li>\n<li>Allows you to set medication reminders<\/li>\n<li>Tracks diet and calorie intake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3 Wearable ECG monitors<\/h3>\n<p>Wearable ECG monitors have revolutionized the patient-doctor relationship. These are portable electro-cardiography devices that measure heart health.<\/p>\n<p>How are they useful?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t need electrodes placed on the skin to measure health activity<\/li>\n<li>Provides more straightforward heart readings and analytics<\/li>\n<li>Quickly detects irregular and abnormal heart readings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4 Wearable Biosensors<\/h3>\n<p>Biosensors use elements like antibodies or enzymes to detect biochemical quantities. Wearable biosensors are an integration of biosensors into\/with the human body, such as patches, gloves or tattoos. Though this is not a developed market, it is getting traction.<\/p>\n<h3>How are they useful?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Diagnoses disease quickly<\/li>\n<li>Suggests timely prevention and treatment for diseases<\/li>\n<li>Gives a faster response rate<\/li>\n<li>Reduces the expensive hospitalized treatment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5 Wearable Blood Pressure Monitors<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These portable blood pressure monitoring devices are convenient and accurate.<\/p>\n<h3>How are they useful?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Accurately identifies different hypertension issues.<\/li>\n<li>Provides wider availability with in-house and out-of-office measurements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n<p>Wearable technologies have endless possibilities in healthcare thanks to the highly personalized, easily accessible and affordable rates.<\/p>\n<p>They motivate people to engage with their health metrics and adopt regular fitness routines. These technologies have revolutionized health care and are providing high-quality health services at affordable prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the rise in the aging population, chronic diseases and personalized care services, wearable technologies are not just a fad but are here to stay. 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