Mobile
Solving the Digital Health Dilemma: Samsung’s Vision for an Intelligent Health Platform
by Dr. Hon Pak, Vice President and Head of Digital Health Team, MX Business at Samsung Electronics
2/26/2024
Today, more than ever, people are defining their own wellness goals. From looking to stay fit or gaining more muscle mass, achieving better sleep, or caring for personal or family physical and mental health issues, everyone’s goals for better health look different. But one thing is common, the daily management and path towards these goals can be complicated and challenging, and most importantly, it is defined by you.
That’s why at Samsung, we’re working to empower more people to manage their health – and those they care for – their way, with a comprehensive, yet simplified approach to everyday wellness. Our vision is to improve the health of billions through connected care centered around the home by connecting devices, services and people – like only Samsung can.
Simplifying Wellness by Uniting Scattered Health Data
One of the biggest challenges the healthcare industry is facing today is fragmented data and how to bring it all together. Samsung is uniquely positioned to undertake this with one of the largest, most diverse connected device ecosystems. Now with Samsung Health, we’re connecting different devices and partner solutions within one cohesive platform, making it simpler to track health conditions on a Galaxy wearable.
By collecting data through advanced sensor technology, you’ll receive a deep, and holistic understanding of your health with insights and integrated third party health data. And as always, your personal data on the Galaxy devices remains secure thanks to the Samsung Knox security platform.
Turning Data into Meaningful Insights with the Transformative Power of AI
Like any good data model, how you leverage the information is key. In this new mobile era of AI, Samsung is focused on remaining at the forefront of maximizing information. With the intelligence of AI, one of the most transformative technology of the century, users will receive more personalized insights and tailored health experiences through Samsung Health’s extensive global dataset from 64M monthly active users. And while every user’s wellness journey is unique, we believe they all start in the same way – by gaining a deeper understanding of their health through more comprehensive insights, spanning the longest time possible.
This is why we’ve continued to build a portfolio of tools that help track their health conveniently and continuously. This approach comes to life in our wearables portfolio with upcoming features like Booster Card1, which combines more data with new intelligent analysis to deliver even more personalized and actionable guidance day and night.
Bringing it all to Life Starting with a Good Night’s Sleep
With more data and greater intelligence, users will receive even more insights for preventative wellness end-to-end solutions, starting with sleep. We’ve developed a variety of features that offer users a deeper understanding of their sleep quality and other aspects of their health during sleep. For example, the sleep apnea2 feature, which recently received De Novo clearance from US FDA, will detect signs of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea – an often undiagnosed and untreated – chronic medical condition, so they can address it with their healthcare provider.
This is just the beginning. We’re working with partners to connect these capabilities to real world solutions and services that expand access to healthcare in the home. For instance, you can create a more optimal sleep environment for a good night’s sleep with connected devices – from the intelligence of Sleep Mode and SmartThings controls.