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When Medtech Meets Consumer Tech It Comes Down To Machine Meets Human

 
• By Marion Webb

An expert panel at the recent AdvaMed Virtual Digital MedTech Conference discusses opportunities for medtech and consumer tech collaborations and how to make them successful.

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The pandemic has showcased health care’s potential as a growth area for technologies and proven that consumers are willing to embrace wearables, virtual visits, medical apps, and other digital technologies.

For medtech companies, the ongoing transformation of the health care industry will create new opportunities, but also requires a rethinking...

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