Wearables produce huge amounts of health data - and doctors are struggling to keep up

The article discusses how the rapid growth of consumer wearables produces abundant health data that clinicians struggle to use due to episodic care models, EHR integration challenges, inconsistent metrics and validation concerns, and unclear governance. It highlights efforts and potential solutions—such as vendor integrations (Samsung/Xealth), open-source platforms like JupyterHealth, and AI summarization—to ingest, validate, and synthesize wearable data for clinical use while noting ongoing regulatory and trust issues.