Most Digital Health Technologies Monitor A Single Condition; Five Chronic Conditions Would Require At Least 15

Because 95% of digital health technologies (DHTs) monitor only a single condition or a problem, a person with five common chronic conditions—type 2 diabetes, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), osteoporosis, and osteoarthritis, for example—would need to use at least 15 DHTs to benefit from functions that clinical professionals consider to be important, a recent review stated. A hypothetical woman with five chronic health conditions could be prescribed up to 13 digital health apps and seven devices, including a blood pressure monitor, a smartwatch, a pulse oximeter, a connected weight scale, a sensor-attached inhaler to monitor adherence . . .