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14 Major U.S. Hospitals Now Using HealthKit as Apple Adds Health Industry Advisors
Fourteen major U.S. hospitals have rolled out their own trials of Apple's HealthKit tool, with the pilot program earning praise among doctors for its ease of use and advanced tracking of various health metrics, reports Reuters.
According to the news agency, eight hospitals trying out HealthKit are on the U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll which ranks the best hospitals, with the program seeing more of a positive reaction versus health tracking programs by Google and Samsung.
Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans has been working with Apple and Epic Systems, Ochsner's medical records vendor, to roll out a pilot program for high-risk patients. The team is already tracking several hundred patients who are struggling to control their blood pressure. The devices measure blood pressure and other statistics and send it to Apple phones and tablets.Apple said that over 600 developers are integrating HealthKit into their health and fitness apps. The company has also hired Rana and John Halamaka, who act as two informal industry advisors that focus on health data privacy and industry introduction. Last September, it was reported that Duke University and Stanford University Hospital had begun trials with HealthKit, with representatives from both hospitals speaking highly about the program's convenience for patients and doctors.
"If we had more data, like daily weights, we could give the patient a call before they need to be hospitalized," said Chief Clinical Transformation Officer Dr. Richard Milani.
Apple introduced HealthKit alongside the new Health app in iOS 8 as a part of a new initiative into health and fitness tracking. HealthKit taps into data from the iPhone's various sensors along with compatible accessories to provide a more comprehensive picture of a user's health. The upcoming Apple Watch will also contain a number of sensors and health tracking features that seamlessly integrate with the Health app.
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59 months ago
Per the "I'm only going to shop at stores that accept :apple:pay" mentality, how long until we get "I'm only going to get medical services from health institutions that use health kit"?
"Sir, you've been in an accident and we're getting you to the nearest hospital"
"Do they use Apple's health kit?"
"I don't think so"
"Take me to a different hospital then- one that does use health kit"
"But sir, these injuries are life threatening"
"If I die, I die. Got to be a health kit hospital or forget it"... "Oh, and they need to accept payment via Apple Pay too".
All ;)
"Sir, you've been in an accident and we're getting you to the nearest hospital"
"Do they use Apple's health kit?"
"I don't think so"
"Take me to a different hospital then- one that does use health kit"
"But sir, these injuries are life threatening"
"If I die, I die. Got to be a health kit hospital or forget it"... "Oh, and they need to accept payment via Apple Pay too".
All ;)
59 months ago
Excellent. The hospital my wife works at is switching to Epic so I hope that means they'll be Ina. Good position to support Apple Health.
Wow; Someone on this forum has a wife?!?
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59 months ago
Looks like there's some hospitals here in Boston that are trying to incorporate this - cool.
Looks more like some vertical type solutions that meet their needs more then perhaps apps directed towards the general population.
Looks more like some vertical type solutions that meet their needs more then perhaps apps directed towards the general population.
59 months ago
This is the sort of thing that could make such a difference. In medicine data is huge, specially with the advances we have had in the analytics of it.
http://vimeo.com/98620534
That is a great example of how now with this extra data we can get much better treatments.
The big issue around this is privacy. Personally if its just the hospitals etc that are using it fine, the issue comes if someone starts selling it on
http://vimeo.com/98620534
That is a great example of how now with this extra data we can get much better treatments.
The big issue around this is privacy. Personally if its just the hospitals etc that are using it fine, the issue comes if someone starts selling it on
59 months ago
I think doctors are really going to like having this data quick and easy. I believe that iOS devices have always been king of the hill when it comes to UI simplicity.
I am looking forward to seeing my local hospital pick this up.
I am looking forward to seeing my local hospital pick this up.
59 months ago
This doesn't matter... It's a start and Apple now has it's hands/ears in these 14 hospitals. When 8 of these hospitals say "you know what? This is great but if we had insight into X we could help care for patients with Y." Now Apple knows what is necessary to make the product better and get it into another 14 hospitals. ;)
Or it could mean that after almost 12 months its not really catching on.
59 months ago
Anthem just reported a security breach which exposed 80 million members. Yes these HealthKit thingies are cool. But seriously, we need to get security and privacy fixed first. I dont need my medical data or xrays of my... whatever... being stolen and sold.
If they can do this with airtight security, then okay, but too often privacy and security is an add on or afterthought
If they can do this with airtight security, then okay, but too often privacy and security is an add on or afterthought
59 months ago
14 Major U.S. Hospitals Now Using HealthKit as Apple Adds Health Industry Adv...
Excellent. The hospital my wife works at is switching to Epic so I hope that means they'll be in a good position to support Apple Health.
Excellent. The hospital my wife works at is switching to Epic so I hope that means they'll be in a good position to support Apple Health.
59 months ago
When I first heard about HealthKit, I wasn't much interested. But for the past several weeks, I've begun using Apple's Health app (mainly out of curiosity). I'm pretty impressed with it. I used to use a pedometer on the iPhone when I went for walks. But the Health app automatically does that for me, without even being activated. I find myself now comparing my daily and weekly activity levels, whereas previously I had no interest in that. I guess that's what happens when an app is so simple and clear to use.
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