Samsung unveils new digital health platform
Technology giant Samsung has launched an open-source project called Samsung Health Stack 1.0 to aid digital health researchers. The tool is designed to allow researchers to build new digital health solutions on the Android and Wear OS operating systems. The stack includes a backend web portal that is intended to make digital health development more manageable, according to a news release from Samsung on April 19, 2023.
The Samsung Health Stack aims to make it simpler and safer to obtain digital health data, lowering the barriers between medical researchers and digital technology experts. It will serve as a foundation for innovation in the digital health industry, according to Yunsu Lee, Vice President and Head of the 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,” Lee said. “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.”
The Samsung Health Stack 1.0 will offer several features, including a customisable UI, user authentication and authorisation, and data storage and retrieval. Developers can use it to develop digital health solutions, such as remote patient monitoring tools, medical device control systems, and chronic disease management systems.
The tool has been launched as part of Samsung’s broader efforts to promote the use of digital health technology to improve health outcomes. The company has previously released several health-focused products, including the Galaxy Watch Active2, which features a range of health monitoring features such as electrocardiogram monitoring and blood pressure tracking.
The Samsung Health Stack 1.0 is an open-source project, meaning that developers can modify and distribute it freely. This makes it a flexible tool for building digital health solutions and should encourage collaboration and innovation in the field. As such, Samsung hopes that it will serve as a platform for advancing digital health research and ultimately improve healthcare outcomes for people around the world.
