Bridging The Gap Between Wearables And Analytics

By Katie Wike, contributing writer

Wearables and apps are enticing for patients who want to improve their health, and now companies like Validic are taking the information apps collect and turning it into actionable data for providers.

There is a concern in the healthcare industry that data collected by wearables is irrelevant to doctors. “Doctors would love to be excited about wearables – they’re gadget guys at heart – but their day-to-day is spent battling 30-year-old fax machines to get your last lab report,” said Jeff Tangney, CEO of Doximity, a provider of a social communication platform for clinicians.

Bridging the gap between the information wearables collect and the doctors who want to use it is a job that, unfortunately, most doctors simply don’t have the time to complete. That’s where companies like Validic come into play, providing a scalable cloud-based platform that delivers easy access and actionable data to help healthcare systems and providers accelerate their strategic business initiatives.

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