Verily and iRhythm are teaming up on a new service that aims to help monitor people with a heart rhythm irregularity known as atrial fibrillation.
Some doctors have expressed concern about Apple's approach of targeting the general population,of false alarms that will send people to the doctor's office unnecessarily.
"The Apple Watch is too broad as it's a consumer device," said Nirav Shah, a neurology hospitalist who treats patients with strokes and is now working on a medical start-up. "I would think there's a big opportunity in stratifying those higher-risk patients and make a diagnosis faster." "If you give the devices to people who might actually benefit, you are much more likely to see the benefit," added Jeffrey Wessler, a cardiologist in New York who runs heart health clinics known as HeartBeat.
As part of the agreement, iRhythm is making an upfront payment to Verily of $5 million and potential milestone payments of up to $13 million. Verily, which was formerly known as Google Life Sciences, has ballooned to hundreds of engineers and scientists in recent years. Its teams are working on a broad array of products at various stages, and have struck deals with life sciences companies ranging from Dexcom to Johnson & Johnson.Verily has some experience with incorporating health sensors into wearable devices.is a longitudinal health study that intends to show how technology can improve clinical trials.
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