How this health platform is saving patients and doctors from information overload
Empirical Health co-founder Brandon Ballinger explains the challenge of connecting primary care physicians with patients' wearable data
Preventive healthcare often feels like an ideal rather than a reality. Time-strapped doctors struggle to cover every guideline, and patients are increasingly awash in data from wearables without clear guidance on what it all means.
Enter Empirical Health’s new Radar tool—a health score that distils information from more than 40 biomarkers using data from smartwatches and lab tests.
This latest innovation is another way the digital health company aims to bridge the gap between wearable health data and primary care physicians.
The brainchild of engineer Brandon Ballinger (formerly of Google, Cardiogram, and Sift) and physician Dr. Raquel Rodriguez, Empirical Health uses AI, data from wearables, and clinical records to create personalized health plans reviewed by board-certified doctors.
Following the arrival of the Radar feature last month, PULSE spoke with Ballinger about how the platform works, who it's for, and the future of data-driven healthcare.
If you’re in the market for more details, check out Empirical Health's Substack. Some great insights are being shared there, such as this deep dive into how the Apple Watch accurately measures VO2 max.
PULSE: You’ve just launched Radar to give patients an overall health score, helping to distil their data. Tell us more about it.
