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snowymountainhell
*“The problem isn’t medical but economic**. Some 80% of Japan’s +8,300 hospitals are private, run as business enterprises. Put simply, treating coronavirus doesn’t pay.*”- As quoted from JT Jan 23, 2021 “
https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/why-is-japan%27s-medical-care-system-breaking-down
kohakuebisu
There have been some great advances in mobile health tech, including fitness trackers and smart watches. If they are accurate enough, the issue of whether they are "medical tech" strikes me as irrelevant. A mass-market device like a Fitbit is going to be way more affordable than a specialist bed.
snowymountainhell
Not so fast @kohakuebisu. The next article ‘Tech’ preps us that we will All ‘still pay the costs’ for our own monitoring and healthcare. “Phones, consoles could get pricier as chip crisis bytes”
The problems and the ‘tech’ tools/solutions will be paid by the consumer. Corporations will continue to profit.
kohakuebisu
That's true!
Thing is, the best form of medicine is preventative medicine, and we all already pay for that ourselves, in good food, healthy hobbies, etc.
noriahojanen
Key medical associations have in fact been more reluctant or resisting remote services mostly for fear of losing own vested interests.
Goodlucktoyou
Long term evidence please.
seems on face value a good idea.
concerns are financial interests and private data protection.
Toshihiro
I always had the impression that smart watches are medical and surveillance devices that market themselves as a status symbol of fitness and connectedness.
Sven Asai
kind of a dilemma....some are happy with a car that can’t drive at all and the others are happy with only a complete and new set of four tires. lol
Oxycodin
I have me a Fitbit Sense watch that monitor my sleep , heart rate, oxygen blood levels and can perform Electrocardiography to detect aFIB and arrhythmia. I can print my ECG scan and Shoya doc here in Japan:)