wearables
The project will combine participants' Apple Watch data with genetic tests, survey responses, EHR data and other health information.
Among more than 400,000 participants who enrolled in the study, only 0.5 percent ever received an atrial fibrillation alert from the app.
Executives of the wearable maker gave a breakdown yesterday of the thousands of ongoing projects with clinical, research and employer business partners.
The newly announced devices are courting consumers who have not yet delved into the world of fitness wearables.
The company anticipates some earnings losses and a gross margin contraction in the earlier part of 2019, but hopes its health business will exceed $100 million before the end of the year.
The Vocera Smartbadge holds a 2.4 inch touchscreen, improved microphones and speakers, extended battery life and other perks over its predecessor.
Dexcom is the third company to partner with the wearable-based research company, after Fitbit and Garmin.
The OnePulse smartwatch is the first such device to achieve the certification, and includes an open API as well as built-in sensors for continuous monitoring.
Both the Galaxy Watch Active and Galaxy Fit automatically detect and begin tracking a user's activity, with the former boasting a blood pressure monitoring feature courtesy of a UCSF research partnership.
The Cedars-Sinai study used Fitbit Charge trackers to monitor 100 patients following a major inpatient surgical procedure.