Digital health technologies from smartphone applications, wearables, digital weight scales and telehealth are rapidly changing the landscape of cardiac care, offering new tools for engaging cardiology patients and enhancing cardiologists' workflows. There is a lot of hype, but also some real promise. Here's a look at what's happening and some expert insights on the benefits and challenges these new innovations represent, as well as market projections. Digital health was a major topic of discussion by cardiologists and entrepreneurs during this year's Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference in San Diego. This is the second in a series of articles on the future of cardiovascular technology, spotlighting discussion and presentations from TCT.
An important part of future of cardiac care will be defined by advances in digital health such as artificial intelligence, big data, connected devices and telemedicine. At the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting in San Diego last month, a panel of cardiologists and entrepreneurs presented and discussed innovative digital health technologies and AI-based solutions including wearables, mobile apps, telehealth, connected devices and AI solutions designed to improve patient engagement and help clinicians become more efficient and effective.
Many of these solutions are already being tested and deployed by health systems and cardiologists at various institutions to monitor, track, diagnose and assess patients.
