Becker's Healthcare January 14, 2019
Researchers revealed some of the first data collected on how patients use Apple’s health records feature in a viewpoint article for JAMA Network.
The article — penned by three UC San Diego Health physicians — described the health system’s effort to integrate Apple’s health records feature into their patient portal. They sought to determine whether this option would “catalyze systemic change toward meaningful patient-controlled interoperability.”
The authors note an important distinction between personal health records, such as the feature developed by Apple, and the health system’s patient portal: Personal health records “are repositories of clinical data managed and maintained by patients” that are “distinct from patient portals [which are] tethered to health system electronic health records.”
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