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August 5, 2025

Patient Use of mHealth Wearable Devices and their Impact on Healthcare Utilization (Preprint)

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IBIndranil R. BardhanThe University of Texas at AustinGCGari D. CliffordElectrophysiologyMBMujeeb BasitParkland Health & Hospital System

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Implication

Analysis reveals mHealth engagement influences healthcare utilization in patients with cardiovascular disease, highlighting key physiological predictors.

Key Points

  • Patients using mHealth wearable devices experienced a significant reduction in their outpatient visits during the study period, enhancing healthcare resource allocation.
  • Evidence shows a significant increase in medication refills and medical procedures, correlating with mHealth engagement and predicting future health encounters.
  • Data tracked over two years included approximately 1,500 health encounters, demonstrating how wearables impact various healthcare service utilizations.
  • Statistical regression and machine learning methods identified key physiological data features crucial for predicting hospitalizations and outpatient visits.

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Bardhan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af4cebad7bf08b1ead6e5fhttps://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.81922
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