Healthcare IT News June 23, 2017
Bill Siwicki

From the launch of its HealthKit API in September 2014 to revelations this month of EHR-like work with a tiny startup, it’s clear that healthcare is in Apple’s eye.

Rumors are at a fever pitch that Apple has big plans for healthcare, including putting a medical record on the iPhone, possibly acquiring its way into the EHR market.

From its leap into healthcare in 2014 with its HealthKit application programming interface in September 2014 to the June 19 revelation of Apple’s work with the tiny start-up Health Gorilla, Apple has made a series of moves in healthcare that clearly indicate the company has plans for the space that will somehow manifest on its mega-popular iPhone and iPad products.

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Topics: Apps, EMR / EHR, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, IoT (Internet of Things), mHealth, Patient / Consumer, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Wearables
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