Becker's Healthcare January 25, 2018
Alyssa Rege

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System, San Francisco-based Dignity Health and Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine will be among the first 12 hospitals nationwide to pilot Apple’s medical records system, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Here are six things to know about the pilot program.

1. Apple announced its intent Jan. 24 to integrate patient health records into its Health app to make it easier for consumers to review their medical data. IPhone users would need to download the 11.3 “beta” version of iOS to access the feature, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.

2. While many hospitals and health systems already provide patient portals and other programs for patients to access their health information, Apple aims to embed patient data from...

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