MobiHealth News November 6, 2019
Jonah Comstock

Ten months after announcing plans, and just shy of a year after those plans originally leaked, Apple and the Department of Veterans Affairs have completed the rollout of Apple Health Records to any iOS users among the more than 9 million veterans in the US and surrounding territories.

The rollout includes 1,243 facilities across all 50 states as well as Cuba, Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Through the Health Records feature in Apple’s Health app, patients at these facilities will have access to a portable aggregated record of their allergies, immunizations, lab results, procedures and other health measures. If they also receive care at another facility that has implemented Apple Health Records, they’ll be able to see...

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