People Managing Chronic Conditions See Benefit in Remote Monitoring: Sony

Nearly 90% of patients in a Sony study say they could better manage chronic conditions with a specialized remote health monitoring device. More than half would consider switching doctors to one who provided a remote monitoring device, Sony said. Three-fourths said they would wear such a device, if prescribed by their doctor, and 54% of those managing chronic conditions would make at least three fewer trips to a doctor annually if they could share health data digitally. Some 45% of respondents managing chronic conditions regularly forget to take their medications or treatments; 28% had a health emergency due to tracking lapses.