Physician here. I think the concept of having a personal device to perform biometric testing on is interesting. I support my patients having full access to their information and taking an active role in their care as a partnership. The physician's office is no longer the silo to store and withhold a patient's information from them.
My concern with Cue is both medical and practical. I'm a Rheumatologist, so I deal with CRP/Inflammation a lot. Its an incredibly non specific test, with large variability. It does have a utility in monitoring disease activity but usually in conjunction with a physical exam and other testing. A positive/elevated test with poor specificity has a poor positive predictive value. So my practical concern is, lets say you use cue to check your CRP, and its elevated. Okay, so what? What information did one just gain from this device. I think the same can be said from the other tests.
In the words of Horace Dediu, I'm not sure what the "Job To Be Done" is for Cue. What is someone hiring Cue to do for them? I really don't know.
My concern with Cue is both medical and practical. I'm a Rheumatologist, so I deal with CRP/Inflammation a lot. Its an incredibly non specific test, with large variability. It does have a utility in monitoring disease activity but usually in conjunction with a physical exam and other testing. A positive/elevated test with poor specificity has a poor positive predictive value. So my practical concern is, lets say you use cue to check your CRP, and its elevated. Okay, so what? What information did one just gain from this device. I think the same can be said from the other tests.
In the words of Horace Dediu, I'm not sure what the "Job To Be Done" is for Cue. What is someone hiring Cue to do for them? I really don't know.