Future of Connected Health

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Many doctors believe that PCH devices are helping health outcomes but more convincing to be done

Base: UK&US (n=256)Q2. To what extent do you agree, on a scale of 1 to 7, that your patients’ use of fitness trackers, and other personal connected health devices, is helping to improve their health outcomes?

59% 41%

35%

52%1 in 3 Doctors believe that personal connected health devices are helping to improve their patients health outcomes (T2B)

Over half of doctors are only moderately convinced. Substantial opportunity to drive market (M2B)

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Doctors are open to use patient generated data to inform diagnostic decisions, many of which would like to have it included into EMR systems

Base: UK&US (n=256)Q3. How likely are you, on a scale of 1 to 7, to use data generated by your patients (through the use of fitness trackers and other personal connected devices) to inform your diagnostic decision making?Q4. To what extent do you agree, on a scale of 1 to 7, that you would like Electronic medical record (EMR) providers to integrate patient generated data (from fitness trackers and other personal connected devices) into EMR systems and workflows?

26%29%

Doctors are generally open to using data generated through fitness trackers to inform diagnostic decisions. 45% (M2B) however are currently moderately likely to use such data.

(T2B)

(B3B)

39% of doctors strongly agree that patient generated data should be included in EMR systems (T2B)

37% of doctors moderately agree (M2B)

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Data handling and security is a major concern along with the importance of defined and certified technical standards

Base: UK&US (n=256)Q5. How much of a concern is the issue of data handling and security in relation to patient generated data to you?Q6. In your opinion, how important are defined and certified technical standards for personal connected health devices?

58% of doctors are concerned/ very concerned about how patient data is handled and secured (T3B). Reassurance is key.

78% find defined and certified technical standards important/ very important (T3B)

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Patient generated data can be harnessed in multiple ways

Base: UK&US (n=256)Q8. To what extent do you agree, on a scale of 1 to 7, remote monitoring of chronic conditions can reduce unnecessary emergency room visits or re-hospitalization?Q9. To what extent do you agree, one a scale of 1 – 7, that patient-generated data (captured by fitness trackers and other personal connected health devices) can be used to replace more formal data collection processes in clinical trials?

41% strongly agree that remote monitoring of chronic conditions can reduce unnecessary emergency room visits.

25% of doctors believe patient generated data can be used to replace more formal data collection processes in clinical trials (T2B)

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