Digital Health

Although beyond the reach of everyday users, an independent study lends support to the Apple Watch's ECG as an option for cardiologists when standard ECGs are unavailable.

A new consumer report from Accenture found that rates of smartphone-app and wearable use have slightly declined over the last two years. 

Takeaways from Alison Byrne, FGM specialised midwife at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS trust & University Hospitals Birmingham NHS trust and Lina Chan, founder and CEO of Parla who will be speaking at HIMSS Europe Digital.

The study was conducted by Omada and Evidation Health and included 195 participants. 

Also: Abbott sells 150 million of its rapid, app-paired COVID-19 test to the White House; Platform launches for chronic disease patients juggling multiple providers.

The new analysis of a Pear Therapeutics-based randomized controlled trial came alongside another investigation that spotted early signs of treatment dropout.

A new report from PitchBook projects solid growth in the industry, but also notes challenges in exits. 

This week's top stories include the VA giving scheduling technology a test run, a requirement that nursing homes test their staffs for COVID-19 and Amwell getting a $100 million funding boost from Google Cloud.