looking to monitor their health and get the
data they need to the people who need it.
Indeed, most recently, Apple’s Health app is
working to bridge the gap between patients
and doctors, with new features announced as
part of iOS 15. After all, the app already gathers
health data from a user’s iPhone, Apple Watch,
and other apps to make them accessible in
one place, and earlier this year, Apple made
it possible for users in the United States to
share this data with healthcare facilities, as
well as family members and carers. Everything
from sleep activity to heart rate can be shared
which will no doubt prove invaluable in future
diagnosis. Deeply integrating with some
electronic medical record (EMR) systems in
the U.S means that can share their health data
collected by the Health app directly to EMRs,
and as consumers increasingly look to improve
their health, those who are yet to support the
feature will be pressured into doing so, in a
similar slow but steady rollout as the Apple
Pay service.
BEYOND THE WATCH
The Apple Watch may right now be a secret
tool in the company’s arsenal, but that doesn’t
mean Apple wants to stop there. In June, we
heard details of Apple’s healthcare plans, with
the company wanting to offer primary care
medical services under its Apple Health
brand. The medical service would be run by
Apple as well as partners and Apple-employed
doctors and healthcare assistants, and the
firm has already begun testing the service by
taking over healthcare clinics near its Campus
headquarters. Apple has built a team of