Google Boosts Fitbit's Heart Health Monitoring, Aims To Simplify Data Sharing With Doctors, Nurses And Researchers
Google Boosts Fitbit's Heart Health Monitoring, Aims To Simplify Data Sharing With Doctors, Nurses And Researchers
On Wednesday, Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google announced that it is upgrading the heart health monitoring features of Fitbit, making it easier for medical professionals to access and analyze user data.
周三，Alphabet Inc.（纳斯达克代码:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL）旗下的Google宣布，它正在升级Fitbit的心脏健康监测功能，使医疗专业人士更容易获取和分析用户数据。
What Happened: In a blog post, Google said that it is improving the capabilities of Fitbit's heart-rate sensors. These sensors, which have FDA clearance, passively detect signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib), a potentially serious medical condition.
事件经过：在博客文章中，Google表示正在提高Fitbit心率传感器的能力，这些传感器已获得FDA认证，被动检测房颤（AFib）的迹象，这是一种潜在的严重医疗情况。
"Previously, it was up to you to export and share your Afib data separately with healthcare providers. Now, with your consent, healthcare partners like doctors, nurses, and health researchers can access your Afib data through a secure connection within the Fitbit Web API," the company said.
公司表示："之前，你需要单独导出和分享Afib数据给医疗保健服务提供商。现在，在您的同意下，医疗合作伙伴，例如医生、护士和健康研究人员可以通过Fitbit Web API中的安全连接访问您的Afib数据。"
Only Fitbit models with an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor can accurately perform the detailed analysis required to differentiate AFib from a normal rhythm. However, Fitbit uses irregular heartbeat detection over the long term to identify possible AFib events, making detection available to a wider range of the company's hardware, reported Android Authority.
只有具有心电图（ECG）传感器的Fitbit型号能够准确执行区分AFib和正常节律所需的详细分析。然而，Fitbit长期使用不规则心跳检测来识别可能的AFib事件，使得更多硬件能够进行检测，据Android Authority报道。
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Why It Matters: Google acquired Fitbit in 2019, a move that jolted the wearable fitness products sector. At the time, this acquisition was seen as Google's attempt to invade Apple's wearables territory.
为什么它很重要：Google于2019年收购了Fitbit，这个举措震动了可穿戴健身产品市场。当时，这次收购被视为谷歌进攻苹果可穿戴设备领域的尝试。
Last year, Fitbit faced some major technical difficulties, with users reporting various issues within the app. In the same year, advocacy group Noyb filed complaints against Fitbit in Austria, the Netherlands, and Italy, accusing the company of violating the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy rules.
去年，Fitbit面临了一些重大的技术困难，用户报告了应用中的各种问题。同年，Noyb倡导小组在奥地利、荷兰和意大利对Fitbit提出了投诉，指控该公司违反了欧盟《通用数据保护条例》（GDPR）的隐私规定。
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