, dubbed “DETECT,” involve crowdsourcing participants , who use different wearable devices, including Fitbit, Apple, Garmin and others. They also hope people will give permission to access their electronic medical records, which would help validate the data. The first step is training algorithms to establish ranges for participants’ baselines readings, so they can then recognize when there is a significant change from normal levels.
Doctors have been measuring heart rates for centuries, but wearables have changed the game when it comes to frequency and accessibility outside of a medical setting, says Dr. Steven Steinhubl, a cardiologist and director of digital medicine at the Scripps Research Translation Institute. “It’s like a new vital sign,” he says. “Even though pulse is an old vital sign, that day-to-day variation in an individual’s pulse rate is brand new, and there's a lot we have to learn about it.
“Noticing when somebody is mildly sick, or maybe doesn't even feel symptomatic, that would really be the goal,” says Steinhubl. This is especially true in light of COVID-19, which can be asymptomatic in a large part of the population, but still contagious. “One of the benefits of this algorithm is we want to be able to give people a personalized warning that says, ‘Hey, it's a good idea for you to stay home today.
Source: The AI Report (theaireport.net)
fitbit Are they going to make cheap enough everyone can afford
fitbit Never buy Fitbit smartwatch in india. Post an year they won't even support the repairing support even if the customer is ready to pay for it.
fitbit Amazing stuff. I’ve been doing quantified self for years always notice my resting heart rate change when I get sick as well as disturbance in sleep patterns sometimes DAYS before I get symptoms. It’s amazing stuff
fitbit Since Google owns Fitbit - I won't use any tech on Fitbit that Google has access to by design. Not happening.
fitbit Great initiative but if you're products are gonna be made in China then I'm not buying it. BoycottChina COVIDー19 ChineseVirus ChinaLiedAndPeopleDied
I guess Fitbit’s predictability program is by Google’s contact tracing? (Google owns Fitbit)
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