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Fitbit investit 6 millions de dollars dans un dispositif de suivi de la glycémie #hcsmeufr #esante 

From www.blog-nouvelles-technologies.fr

CNBC rapporte que Fitbit a investi 6 millions de dollars dans une société nommée Sano, qui fabrique un patch de la taille d’une pièce de monnaie qui permet de suivre le taux de glucose et d’aider les diabétiques à gérer leur glycémie. C’est le premier investissement de Fitbit dans une startup depuis environ 11 ans, et le PDG de la société, James Park, a mentionné à CNBC que Sano s’inscrit dans la stratégie plus large de Fitbit d’offrir des solutions complètes liées à la santé.

La société a déjà un partenariat avec Dexcom, mais cette dernière a également un partenariat analogue avec Apple. Sano permettait à Fitbit de faire quelque chose d’un peu plus unique, et un peu plus pratique, puisqu’il ne s’agit que d’un patch de la taille d’une pièce de monnaie.

Cependant, le seul inconvénient de Sano est que c’est envahissant. Le patch contient de minuscules petites aiguilles, bien que le PDG de Sano, Ashwin Pushpala, ait mentionné que c’est à la fois moins douloureux et moins cher que d’autres options de suivi du glucose invasives. Il ne fait aucun doute que Fitbit veut rester compétitif. La firme a perdu du terrain dans le secteur du wearable par rapport à Apple, Xiaomi et même Samsung au cours des dernières années. Ainsi, ce type de technologie pourrait être un facteur de différenciation significatif pour l’entreprise. En effet, l’investissement de Sano pourrait rendre les appareils de Fitbit encore plus attrayants.

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Fitbit is banking on corporate wellness program, digital health partnerships for company growth

From medcitynews.com

Although Fitbit's smart watch asset acquisitions activity has captured a lot of interest, CEO James Park made clear on a conference call with analysts that its group health and digital health business partnerships will be the biggest growth drivers for the future of the business.
Julie O'Donnell's curator insight, March 13, 2017 4:37 PM
First Medtronic...what's next in the digital health partnership journey for Fitbit?

The Quantified Self and the implications for physical therapy

From www.physiospot.com

Currently there is an explosion of interest in personal digital devices and apps that track an individual’s health data primarily for their own consumption and interpretation.


Every week new products are launched that aim to measure something new or bring together a set of measures into a more useful package (e.g. Athos digital clothing that tracks muscle recruitment, heart rate etc). Around these devices is a growing community of early adopters who are testing, experimenting and sharing their experiences.


These self-confessed self-tracking geeks refer to this new domain as the Quantified Self


Some examples of the types of data being tracked by these Quantified Selfers that are of particular interest to PT include:


  1. Activity levels (exercise) – devices generally the record number of steps taken but also can record elevation gained (number of stairs and floors) and even estimate a measure of calories burned. Example devices include the Fitbit, Nike Fuelband, Jawbone Up,Striiv and Withings Pulse.
  2. Body health measures – devices that track a wide variety of health measures such as heart rate, skin temperature, perspiration (e.g. the Basis watch), blood pressure (e.g. the iHealth blood pressure monitor), blood oxygen saturation (e.g. the iHealth Pulse Oximeter), heart ECG trace (e.g. Alivecor), blood sugar (e.g. iBGStar) etc.

So why should physical therapists and physiotherapists be paying attention to this trend?



- See more at: http://www.physiospot.com/opinion/the-quantified-self-and-the-implications-for-physical-therapy-physiotherapy/

Judson Harrison's curator insight, December 15, 2013 1:11 PM

Very interesting, I have not heard of this term, Quantified Self, before. Good to know, helps practices keep up with the evolving world of health care and the technology in it. 

Nike, FitBit, Or Jawbone: Who Is Best Positioned To Win In Fitness Wearables?

From www.forbes.com

I have been spending a lot of time lately researching the Internet of Things (IoT) lately as it is a hot topic for both my consulting clients and also for long-term investors.
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Force : le prochain bracelet santé de Fitbit em...

From www.scoop.it

Le fabricant de périphériques santé et bien être Fitbit va lancer un nouveau membre dans sa gamme Flex, le Force.
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