Patients on board with health trackers but don't trust consumer wearables

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Many industry stakeholders believe virtual tools will become a way of life for patients and will likely replace some in-person care.

Federal policymakers also relaxed restrictions around reimbursement for telehealth and remote monitoring during the health crisis, potentially setting the stage for expanding the use of devices to track health conditions from patients' homes.

"Being able to have multiple data points on patients literally every day, to manage patients with chronic diseases is way more effective than a patient going to see a doctor once every six months to see how their blood pressure or diabetes is doing," said Todd Czartoski, M.D., Providence's chief executive of telehealth and chief medical technology officer, during a recent Fierce Healthcare virtual event.