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Physicians See Promise in Wearable Data but Remain Concerned About Liability and Accuracy

Marty S.

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Docs want the data from your Apple Watch Ultra 3 or Garmin Fenix 8 Pro, but won’t touch it clinically until liability and EHR integration problems disappear. Translation: your wearable stays personal—medical adoption is still years out.

Marty’s Take:

The liability and EHR gaps blocking clinical adoption have nothing to do with whether your Garmin Fenix 8 Pro accurately tracks VO2 max. The AMA study is really an indictment of healthcare infrastructure, not wearable hardware. Physicians who engage patients on wearable data already do it informally — and that’s the highest-value use case right now. Choosing a fitness tracker for health monitoring? Buy for yourself, not your cardiologist.

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Source: Modern Healthcare

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Marty S.

Marty S.

Marty is a contributor at Fitness Tech Trends, focused on helping readers cut through the noise and make informed decisions about fitness technology. He dives deep into product comparisons, analyzes features that actually matter, and breaks down technical specs into practical insights. Whether readers are choosing between heart rate monitors, deciding on recovery tools, or figuring out which smartwatch fits their training style, Marty aims to provide straightforward, no-hype guidance. When he’s not researching the latest gear, he’s probably testing theories about what makes certain products stick while others fade into the gadget graveyard.