{"id":20285,"date":"2018-01-25T10:08:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T15:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/?p=20285"},"modified":"2018-01-30T15:14:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T20:14:46","slug":"apples-new-health-data-download-feature-nice-start-but-little-use-for-sick-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/2018\/01\/apples-new-health-data-download-feature-nice-start-but-little-use-for-sick-people.html","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s new health data download feature: nice start, but little use for sick people"},"content":{"rendered":"

The health IT sphere is abuzz with Apple’s groundbreaking announcement yesterday of the new ability, in the beta version of iOS 11.3, to download lab results, allergies, “problem lists,” etc. from\u00a0multiple\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>hospitals. So far twelve hospitals have signed on as participants. You can read Apple’s announcement<\/a> or search for it on Google<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[Edited for clarity & accuracy 1\/30:]\u00a0<\/em>It’s a step in the right direction, but our Society for Participatory Medicine is about fully empowered patient-clinician partnerships, and this won’t do much to help: Apple says it “makes it easy for consumers to see their available<\/em><\/strong> medical data,” which ain’t much, nowhere near as “huge” as some are saying. What we really need is OpenNotes<\/a>, which we’ve written about many times<\/a>. SPM board member Peter Elias MD responded perfectly to CNBC’s @ChrissyFarr’s excited tweet:
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If limited to Apple\u2019s ecosystem it is an Apple product, not a healthcare product. And based on current info, the data set is tiny and helpful only to those with minimal needs.<\/p>\n

— Peter Elias (@pheski) January 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n