Apple set to bring users’ health records to iPhone

San Francisco: Apple has introduced a test update to its Health app to help users access their medical records on their iPhones.

Patients from 12 different hospitals in the US will initially be able to view their medical records on their smartphones.

“Our goal is to help consumers live a better day. We’ve worked closely with the health community to create an experience everyone has wanted for years — to view medical records easily and securely right on your iPhone,” Apple COO Jeff Williams said in a statement.

“By empowering customers to see their overall health, we hope to help consumers better understand their health and help them lead healthier lives,”



Williams said.

The update to the Health app was mede with the iOS 11.3 beta.

The updated section brings together hospitals, clinics and the existing Health app to make it easy for consumers to see their available medical data from multiple providers whenever they choose, Apple said.

Johns Hopkins Medicine, Cedars-Sinai, Penn Medicine and other participating hospitals and clinics are among the first to make the beta feature available to their patients.

In the past, patients’ medical records were held in multiple locations, requiring patients to log into each care provider’s website and manually piece together the information.