We believe that digital tools like Health Records can contribute to more informed decision making and improve the healthcare experience.”Īpple says Health Records feature will be made more widely available in the UK and Canada in the coming months. As we accelerate our virtual care strategy, we are committed to shaping a health system that people can navigate more effectively.
“Women’s College Hospital is proud to be among the first in Canada to offer Health Records on iPhone. Heather McPherson, president and CEO of Women’s College Hospital:
“Improving our services to patients while protecting their privacy and security is of paramount importance to us,” said Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery, chair of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and professor of healthcare law at University College London. The launch of Health Records on iPhone in the UK is a positive step and joins a number of initiatives across the NHS to put patients in the driving seat.” “At NHSX, we are committed to giving patients access to their own records so they can take charge of their healthcare. “We believe people should have access to their health information in the most private and secure way, and we have worked hand in hand with healthcare institutions and organizations to put privacy at the center of the patient experience.”Īpple worked with Cerner, Epic, Allscripts, and InterSystems to enable the FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) standards-based integration with the Health app for their UK and Canadian customers.
“We designed Health Records on iPhone to empower people to easily view their health records at any time, and we are thrilled to put this feature in the hands of customers in the UK and Canada,” said Kevin Lynch, Apple’s vice president of Technology. All the information is encrypted on the device and protected with the user’s passcode or biometric ID. Health Records protect privacy through use of a direct, encrypted connection between the user’s iPhone and the healthcare organization. On privacyĪpple’s focus on privacy as a fundamental human right underpins this effort. In the future, as digital health becomes a deeper marriage between humans and thinking machines, access to data of this kind will become increasingly important components to support predictive healthcare models. The whole notion of electronic health records has been years in the development, and Apple’s biggest contribution here (other than the acquisition of Gliimpse) is to enable otherwise non-compatible systems to share information this way. In theory, at least, patients can develop a better understanding of their health and become more engaged in self-care. It means they can see their own information in the app, enabling them to make better health decisions while enabling providers to access more accurate personal health and fitness data. Health Records combines a patient’s medical and personal health data for access from within the Health app.