Inside EP: Insights From Clinical Decision-Makers for the Industry Professional-How mHealth Will Impact AF Diagnosis/Treatment

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mHealth, or mobile health, refers to the intersection of healthcare and digital technologies that collect, manipulate, and share healthcare data. There are three categories of mHealth: doctor-facing, patient-physician communication, and patient or consumer-facing technologies. Patients with implantable devices want to know about their arrhythmias and changes in their health status, while those using wearables want to know how to share the data with their healthcare team. Physicians believe that patients should have access to information about their own bodies, but there is a debate on how much information they should receive. The use of wearables, such as smartwatches, has greatly improved the monitoring of AFib. The Apple Watch, for example, can passively monitor a person's heart rate and alert them if there is an irregular rhythm. Studies have shown the accuracy and effectiveness of using wearables for AFib detection. However, there are still challenges in integrating mHealth data into medical records and establishing protocols for remote patient evaluation and treatment.

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Rod S. Passman, MD, FHRS, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Keywords

mHealth

digital technologies

wearables

AFib detection

remote patient evaluation

medical records