Cleveland Clinic puts EHR data onto iPhone with Apple Health Records

Cleveland Clinic announced Monday that its patients can now access their personal health data on their iPhones with the Health Records feature.

That, together with Cleveland Clinic’s version of the Epic MyChart app, offers patients more comprehensive mobile access to their own health data and a way to manage appointments, message their physicians and more, officials said.

“Access to one’s own medical records is a crucial part of the digital transformation taking place in healthcare today, and enhances our relationship with our patients,” Dr. Peter Rasmussen, a neurosurgeon and medical director of digital health at Cleveland Clinic, said in a statement.

“Our goal is to make that access as easy, convenient and useful as possible, placing patients...