Apple's HealthKit is Favorite in Top Hospitals
HealthKit is Apple's new software program for collecting
data from different health and fitness applications, and then building that
data easily available to Apple customers through the company's latest Health
app.
Apple's healthcare software is spreading quickly in major US hospitals, keeping their promise as a way for doctors to keep an eye on patients remotely and at lower costs.
14 of 23 top hospitals said they have rolled out a pilot system of Apple's Healthcare service, which acts as a repository for patient-generated health data like blood pressure, weight or heart rate.
Apple's healthcare software is spreading quickly in major US hospitals, keeping their promise as a way for doctors to keep an eye on patients remotely and at lower costs.
14 of 23 top hospitals said they have rolled out a pilot system of Apple's Healthcare service, which acts as a repository for patient-generated health data like blood pressure, weight or heart rate.
The pilot aim to help physicians keep an eye on patients
with such chronic conditions as diabetes and hypertension. Apple rivals Google
And Samsung, which have released similar program, are only just starting to
reach out to the hospitals and other healthcare partners.
Such systems hold the promise of allowing doctors to watch for early signs of trouble and intervene before a medical problem becomes serious. That could benefit hospitals avoid repeat admissions, for which they are penalized under new US government rules, all at low cost.
The US healthcare market is $3 trillion, and research IDC health Insights predicts that 70 percent of healthcare organizations worldwide will invest by 2018 in technology including apps, wearable, remote monitoring and virtual care.
Those trying Apple's service included at least 8 of the 17 hospitals on one list ranking the better hospitals. Google and Samsung has started discussions with just a few of these hospitals.
Apple's HealthKit works by gathering data from sources such as glucose measurement tools, food and exercise-tracking apps and WiFi connected scales. The company's Apple Watch, which will release in April, promises to add to the range of potential data, which with patient's consent can be sent to an electronic medical history for doctors to check.
Early and Good Steps
Apple has selected informal industry advisers, to discuss health data privacy and for introductions to the industry.
The organization said it has an incredible team of experts in health and fitness and was conversing with medical institutions, healthcare and industry experts on ways to deliver its services.
Such systems hold the promise of allowing doctors to watch for early signs of trouble and intervene before a medical problem becomes serious. That could benefit hospitals avoid repeat admissions, for which they are penalized under new US government rules, all at low cost.
The US healthcare market is $3 trillion, and research IDC health Insights predicts that 70 percent of healthcare organizations worldwide will invest by 2018 in technology including apps, wearable, remote monitoring and virtual care.
Those trying Apple's service included at least 8 of the 17 hospitals on one list ranking the better hospitals. Google and Samsung has started discussions with just a few of these hospitals.
Apple's HealthKit works by gathering data from sources such as glucose measurement tools, food and exercise-tracking apps and WiFi connected scales. The company's Apple Watch, which will release in April, promises to add to the range of potential data, which with patient's consent can be sent to an electronic medical history for doctors to check.
Early and Good Steps
Apple has selected informal industry advisers, to discuss health data privacy and for introductions to the industry.
The organization said it has an incredible team of experts in health and fitness and was conversing with medical institutions, healthcare and industry experts on ways to deliver its services.
A few hospitals are also exploring how to manage the data
that is flowing in from health and fitness-concerned patients, whom many refer
to as the worried well.
Experts say that there will be eventually be a need for
common standards to ensure that data can be gathered from both Apple's system
and its competitors.
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