Apple Watch could overload medical system with false positives"False positive screening results have the potential to lead to excessive healthcare resource utilization and anxiety among the 'worried well'"
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Apple Watch could risk overloading medical services.
That's according to researchers from the US-based Mayo Clinic.
A new report says false positives from Apple's abnormal pulse detection could lead to excessive healthcare resource utilization.
A study of Apple's abnormal pulse detection feature in Apple Watch has warned that the feature risks overwhelming medical services with false positives.
Reported by mobihealthnews earlier this week:
A new review of Apple Watch-related presentations suggests that the device's abnormal pulse detection feature may be fueling unnecessary healthcare utilization.
"The observation that new clinically actionable cardiovascular diagnoses of interest were diagnosed in only 11.4% of patients following medical evaluation as directed by the treating provider suggests a high fals...
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Apple Watch could overload medical system with false positives
