On April 18, 2023, the South Korean tech giant officially announced the Samsung Health Stack 1.0 (digital health research) at the annual conference and exhibition of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2023, held from April 17 to 21 in Chicago.
It is developed by Samsung Research and Samsung Research America, the latest Samsung Health Stack is basically an all-in-one open-source project that aids digital health research by enabling researchers to easily build apps, backend servers and analysis tools for wearable devices based on the Android and Wear OS operating systems.
“The Samsung Health Stack, which aims to make it easier and safer to acquire digital health data, will lower the barriers between medical researchers and digital technology experts, serving as a foundation for innovation in the digital health industry,” said Yunsu Lee, Vice President and Head of Data Intelligence Team at Samsung Electronics. “By promoting the development of digital health services, we hope to ultimately improve the quality of life for people around the world. We also hope that the Samsung Health Stack, being an open-source project, will be helpful to many people in the field, and we welcome the participation of interested developers and researchers.”
For conditions such as diabetes and hypertension via collecting data from wearables, the Samsung Health Stack allows researchers to simplify the data collection process by entering only relevant information into the web portal.
Applications developed with the App SDK can support frequent communication between researchers and participants, leading to better research outcomes. Making the process faster can enable researchers to take on more varied and proactive healthcare projects, helping to create an environment where consumers can enjoy a healthier life.
The company first launched the beta version of Samsung Health Stack at the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) 2022. Now, you will get more improvement in the new version including an activity task feature that tracks clinical participants’ progress on specific research-related tasks. The survey feature, which enables researchers to acquire data directly from participants, has also been enhanced with a dynamic survey function that can reflect the purpose of the research and researchers’ intentions based on participants’ responses, enabling follow-up actions to be taken afterward.
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