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Detecting heart arrhythmias using machine learning and Apple Watch data

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Re: Detecting heart arrhythmias using machine learning and Apple Watch data

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Post by theoh »

asd wrote: post #10

I predict that in 10 years, more people than not will be wearing a smart watch of some type that will continuously be tracking vitals. You'll probably even be offered a free one by your employer or health provider. Average heartrate gradually going up over the last few weeks? Your doctor's office will ping you to drop by. Sleep patterns have been erratic lately? Send down an electronic questionnaire to see what's up.…

That's a dystopian scenario, given that poor health is often an excuse for discriminating against the unfortunate people who experience it.

Disclosing everything to a trusted employer or health provider is a step we need to be very careful about. It's panopticon territory.

Re: Detecting heart arrhythmias using machine learning and Apple Watch data

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Post by jmount »

theoh wrote: post #11
asd wrote: post #10

I predict that in 10 years, more people than not will be wearing a smart watch of some type that will continuously be tracking vitals. You'll probably even be offered a free one by your employer or health provider. Average heartrate gradually going up over the last few weeks? Your doctor's office will ping you to drop by. Sleep patterns have been erratic lately? Send down an electronic questionnaire to see what's up.…

That's a dystopian scenario, given that poor health is often an excuse for discriminating against the unfortunate people who experience it. Disclosing everything to a trusted employer or health provider is a step we need to be very careful about. It's panopticon territory.

Also I bet we are going to find the health statistics of people found to have minor arrhythmia through cheap continuous screening are going to be completely different than those that come in with a complaint and are given a one-time screening. It may turn out to not be as clinically useful as hoped.

Re: Detecting heart arrhythmias using machine learning and Apple Watch data

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Post by entee »

jmount wrote: post #12
theoh wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a dystopian scenario, given that poor health is often an excuse for discriminating against the unfortunate people who experience it. Disclosing everything to a trusted employer or health provider is a step we need to be very careful about. It's panopticon territory.

Also I bet we are going to find the health statistics of people found to have minor arrhythmia through cheap continuous screening are going to be completely different than those that come in with a complaint and are given a one-time screening. It may turn out to not be as clinically useful as hoped.

Almost certainly true. Also, how accurate are these optical HR sensors?

Chest strap monitors are somewhat more accurate than optical monitors:

http://www.wareable.com/sport/heart-rate-monitors-chest-stra...

And it's unclear whether the optical measures are accurate enough to inform health decisions. I can say we've looked at this at our company and it's a fairly complicated picture...

Re: Detecting heart arrhythmias using machine learning and Apple Watch data

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Post by bottled_poe »

asd wrote: post #10

I predict that in 10 years, more people than not will be wearing a smart watch of some type that will continuously be tracking vitals. You'll probably even be offered a free one by your employer or health provider. Average heartrate gradually going up over the last few weeks? Your doctor's office will ping you to drop by. Sleep patterns have been erratic lately? Send down an electronic questionnaire to see what's up.…

I doubt it. Surely I'm not the only person who finds watches annoying to wear. I'll only start using these devices if I'm not constantly aware of the thing.

Re: Detecting heart arrhythmias using machine learning and Apple Watch data

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Post by noja »

melling wrote: post #3

My feeling is that for health and safety reasons everyone will soon be wearing smart watches: https://h4labs.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/in-the-future-everyo... We could use a few more sensors like blood pressure and skin temperature. What's really needed is for Android Watches to aggressively compete with Apple. Apple and Samsung, for example, would really push each other.

and peeing into toilets with live pee-anaylsis monitors.
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