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If I understand correctly the patients consent is never asked before their data is collected, I could easily see this data being sold to advertising companies. Imagine having a heart attack and when you get home all you see is ads for life insurance.
Giving each person in a hospital a $300 stethoscope + $200 phone + $120 for the subscription + a whole new IT team is simply too expensive when hospitals already struggle to afford basic supplies like vaccines.
I said if it's done correctly, so with consent etc. ofc.
You are totally wrong though IMO when it comes to costs, check this startup out if you are curious, I don't know how they collect their data but their aim is to bring cheap heart scans to the world. You might have an IT team (IDK) but not at each hospital, and probably those things could be standalone if extreme cost savings are needed, otherwise you'd like them connected so when there is a potential problem the real doctor can take over.