TechRepublic September 10, 2019
Veronica Combs

Helping individuals develop healthier habits may be easier than making the healthcare industry user friendly. Apple may have to choose between the two.

On Linkedin recently, a doctor wrote an open letter to Apple asking for help with some of the bigger problems in healthcare:

“Taking a more aggressive approach to healthcare may make investors nervous, but what’s the point of making bold statements about your contributions to the health of mankind if you aren’t willing to take a risk? …Your greatest ability to help humankind may lie beyond wearables, HealthKit, and FHIR.”

The feedback on Linkedin was mostly positive — encouraging comments from people who see the need to redesign healthcare and the need to involve doctors in...

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