With patients and health care providers leaning further into telemedicine amid the pandemic, many are finding that while visits are moving into the future, health records are largely stuck in the past. Doctors can’t do much to access diagnostic information at home, but recent FDA approval allowing certain Apple Watch models to monitor patient’s vital signs remotely has opened up new possibilities for the future of health care data, Protocol reports. The vast amount of data wearables can collect could help provide more immediate health alerts and facilitate preventative treatments.
