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They weigh you at any doctor's office, on a more accurate scale. Weight trends are important, but at a granularity of a handful of measurements per year. Unles

by ch4s3 9y ago

They weigh you at any doctor's office, on a more accurate scale. Weight trends are important, but at a granularity of a handful of measurements per year. Unless a patient some specific chronic illness like diabetes or asthma, most patient recorded data isn't medically useful.

mindcrime 9y ago
most patient recorded data isn't medically useful. If you're talking about diagnosing a particular disease, you're probably right. That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about having an overall holistic view of my health and fitness related data, and being able to combine it so I can look for interesting correlations / patterns to suit my own interests. They weigh you at any doctor's office, on a more accurate scale. Weight trends are important, but at a granularity of a handful of measurements per year. The "more accurate scale" part is irrelevant given that your bodyweight can fluctuate 3 or 4 pounds from one day to the next, based on hydration levels, undigested food in your stomach, etc. Trends over time, even if measured on slightly less accurate scales, are really more meaningful. Anyway, I'm not really sure why we're even having this discussion. Are you arguing that EMR systems shouldn't make their data easily available to the end user? Because otherwise, this whole thing about Fitbit data is a red-herring. What I do with the data, what other data I mash it up with, etc. is really not what's at issue here.
- ch4s3 9y ago
  No im just arguing that EHRs shouldn't import fitness tracker data. There's literally no evidence that it's medically useful. Every doctor and researcher I've ever talked to thinks it's a pointless distraction.
- ch4s3 9y ago
  No im just arguing that EHRs shouldn't import fitness tracker data. There's literally no evidence that it's medically useful. Every doctor and researcher I've ever talked to thinks it's a pointless distraction.
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by ch4s3 9y ago

mindcrime 9y ago

most patient recorded data isn't medically useful. If you're talking about diagnosing a particular disease, you're probably right. That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about having an overall holistic view of my health and fitness related data, and being able to combine it so I can look for interesting correlations / patterns to suit my own interests. They weigh you at any doctor's office, on a more accurate scale. Weight trends are important, but at a granularity of a handful of measurements per year. The "more accurate scale" part is irrelevant given that your bodyweight can fluctuate 3 or 4 pounds from one day to the next, based on hydration levels, undigested food in your stomach, etc. Trends over time, even if measured on slightly less accurate scales, are really more meaningful. Anyway, I'm not really sure why we're even having this discussion. Are you arguing that EMR systems shouldn't make their data easily available to the end user? Because otherwise, this whole thing about Fitbit data is a red-herring. What I do with the data, what other data I mash it up with, etc. is really not what's at issue here.

ch4s3 9y ago
No im just arguing that EHRs shouldn't import fitness tracker data. There's literally no evidence that it's medically useful. Every doctor and researcher I've ever talked to thinks it's a pointless distraction.
ch4s3 9y ago
No im just arguing that EHRs shouldn't import fitness tracker data. There's literally no evidence that it's medically useful. Every doctor and researcher I've ever talked to thinks it's a pointless distraction.
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