What's New in Digital Health?-What's New in Digital Health?

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The video presents a series of discussions from a digital health conference focusing on advancements in atrial fibrillation (AFib) detection and management technologies. Moderated by Chris Chung and including an assortment of medical experts, the session delved into various innovative health solutions.<br /><br />Dr. Henry Grewitz discusses the role of photoplethysmography (PPG) in detecting AFib and highlights the differences between smartwatch and smartphone PPG devices. He advocates for the healthcare community to strengthen their competency in interpreting PPG tracings and stresses the importance of validating PPG algorithms for improved AFib management accuracy.<br /><br />Dr. Chad Bonhomme elaborates on aptamer-based biosensors and emphasizes their emerging role in real-time biomolecule monitoring. He points towards the advancements that allow for longer durability of these sensors, making them viable for medical applications such as monitoring NT ProBNP levels in heart failure patients.<br /><br />Further discussions led by Dr. David Slot-Weiner cover challenges and propositions concerning the integration of ambulatory monitoring data with healthcare systems. He underscores the potential of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) to improve data handling across various devices, highlighting an initiative with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) that standardizes remote monitor connectivity status reporting.<br /><br />Finally, Dr. Greg Marcus discusses the benefits and current skepticism surrounding wearable technologies for AFib diagnosis, particularly focusing on the need for physician-overread of automated ECG analyses to confirm diagnoses and potential future capabilities of PPG and ECG in consumer wearables.<br /><br />This session collectively emphasizes that while there is tremendous promise in digital health for cardiac monitoring, current technologies require further validation and integration with clinical standards to enhance reliability and accuracy of diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords

digital health

atrial fibrillation

AFib detection

photoplethysmography

PPG devices

aptamer-based biosensors

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources

wearable technologies

ECG analyses

cardiac monitoring