Apple's CareKit will help create healthcare apps
The company hopes that CareKit will see the same success as the similar platform ResearchKit, a framework for developing medical research apps. So far, developers and researchers have already started using the ResearchKit platform to develop apps that help diagnose and monitor autism symptoms in young children, help Alzheimer's patients personalise their care plans, and collect data from epileptics to one day be able to sense an oncoming seizure. Last week, Harvard researchers announced a ResearchKit app to help professional football players track their mental and physical health.
To coincide with the event, 23andMe announced a new ResearchKit module that will allow its customers to easily share genetic data directly with researchers, streamlining the consent process and securely transferring data directly from 23andMe to a research institution.
"We're thrilled with the profound impact ResearchKit has already had on the pace and scale of conducting medical research and have realised that many of the same principles could help with individual care," said Jeff Williams, Apple's chief operating officer.
"We believe that giving individuals the tools to understand what is happening with their health is incredibly powerful, and apps designed using CareKit make this a reality by empowering people to take a more active role in their care."
First modules
The first modules of CareKit designed by Apple include:
Care Card: This module is focused on treatment monitoring, such as courses of medication or progress through physical therapy goals, using data collected by an Apple Watch or an iPhone.
Symptom and Measurement Tracker: This module will allow users to survey and record their well-being and illness symptoms.
Insight dashboard: This module will help users map and analyse data collected on Care Card.
Connect: This last module will focus on allowing patients to conveniently share and communicate health data and status changes with health professionals, care teams, and family.
Apple said researchers and developers were already eager to start using CareKit.
Source: Herald
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