The Future of Aging and Longevity - Flipbook - Page 62
IN CONV E RSAT I O N
Advancing Healthy Aging
Through Connected Care
Hon Pak, MD
Senior Vice-President
and Head of Digital
Health Team, MX
Business at Samsung
Electronics
A decade ago, wearables measured steps.
Today, they can track our vitals in real 琀椀me.
How has this technological leap changed
health outcomes?
Consumer wearables have evolved from basic
pedometers into remote monitoring pla琀昀orms,
using mul琀椀-channel sensors to con琀椀nuously collect
health data and support three key medical domains:
cardiovascular monitoring combining wearable
signals and algorithms for earlier detec琀椀on of
heart health concerns, preven琀椀ve sleep health by
tracking nocturnal pulse oximetry and iden琀椀fying
sleep apnea risk, and predic琀椀ve biomarker analysis
to generate a heart health score that re昀氀ects how
lifestyle behaviors a昀昀ect cardiovascular risk. These
con琀椀nuous, passive sensors and biomarkers enable
earlier detec琀椀on of abnormali琀椀es and emerging risks,
turning bio-signals into ac琀椀onable clinical insights
and suppor琀椀ng shared medical decision-making
before chronic condi琀椀ons become life-threatening.
Samsung is be琀�ng that the home
will be the new health-care se琀�ng.
What emerging capabili琀椀es will
meaningfully change how older adults
manage their health?
Samsung’s cri琀椀cal development in homebased health care for older adults is
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the AI-driven integra琀椀on of 昀椀ve pillars:
sleep, ac琀椀vity, nutri琀椀on, mindfulness, and vitals.
As more health care moves into the home, AI can
help older adults be琀琀er understand their health,
act earlier, and maintain their independence longer.
Rather than looking at each measure separately, our
pla琀昀orm brings these health insights together to
build a more complete picture of a person’s wellbeing. By combining overnight vitals, sleep pa琀琀erns,
daily ac琀椀vity, and stress levels, AI can establish a
personalized baseline and detect subtle changes
before more serious health problems develop.
Technology, you argue, can bridge the gap
between clinical advice and behavior
change. What have we learned in this last
decade of digital health?
Digital health has shown us that simply providing
people with health data is not enough to change
behavior. Las琀椀ng lifestyle change requires helping
people understand what their data means and
making it easier to take small, consistent steps
every day. Tools like an energy score (daily
readiness based on sleep, ac琀椀vity, and recovery)
or heart health score (based on cardiovascular
and lifestyle indicators) can turn complex health
informa琀椀on into simple, meaningful insights that
encourage healthier habits.
Technology becomes even more powerful when
it connects informa琀椀on from wearable devices,
smartphones, and the home to provide personalized
guidance over 琀椀me. Combined with AI, adap琀椀ve
coaching, and integra琀椀on with health-care
providers, these tools can help people stay
engaged, build healthier rou琀椀nes, and act before
small changes become bigger health concerns.
Ul琀椀mately, the last mile of health care is helping
people make sustainable lifestyle changes that
prevent chronic disease.
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