For quite some time, Apple has been working hard to integrate its devices with medical features. While its Apple Watch was a great step forward, there was still a lot to do in the back-end to really big impact the healthcare sector.
And now it seems like all their efforts might meet the fruitful rewards. It is rumored that in the upcoming release of iOS, the company might introduce health records feature in its health app for the iPhone users. This can be a big step towards an improved, efficient and cost-effective healthcare system.
This health record will keep track of the patient – their every health issue, the treatments they receive and the medications they are taking. This can bring a big shift in the entire treatment process, reducing all the paper work and confusions. Before the patients had to take care of their checkups and reports, but now the onus will be shifted to the doctor.
They would simply shoot the app, see the medical history of the patient and then provide treatment accordingly. The patients, now, wouldn’t have to carry the burden of the information about their medications, lab tests, immunizations and more. It would all be packed in an app!
Sadly, for now, this feature on the app would only be opened to medical providers who have partnered with Apple. In the coming days, we would definitely see more of the doctors and medical institutes joining hands with Apple.
Noteworthy is, this isn’t a one-of-a-kind health feature. Before Apple, Google did try its luck in this niche, but it didn’t return back with good rewards. The search giant is still developing applications, much like that of Apple’s, to make patient health record management much easier and transparent. These measures from big tech companies can make a huge impact in the global health sector.