Trouble at Verily? | Apple’s latest healthcare efforts

While Verily, Google's medical moonshot hit some turbulence, Apple made a bunch of healthcare bets last week. Nearly 12 months (and 100K study participants) after ResearchKit’s launch, Apple announced CareKit—an open-source framework for hospitals and developers to build apps that allow patients to better track and understand their disease. The platform also launched with some impressive healthcare partners (including our own Iodine.)

While patients control how their data is shared—including genetic data (which can now be imported thanks to 23andMe), Apple’s health initiatives are perhaps the best argument yet for strong encryption.

Headlines

Google's Bid To Transform Medicine Hits Turbulence Under Divisive CEO
Tweet | STAT

We’re More Honest With Our Phones Than With Our Doctors
Tweet | The New York Times

Many Doctors Aren't Prepared To Advise Patients About Genetics
Tweet | Fast Company

Wider Phase Two HIPAA Audits May Drive Stronger Vendor Contracts
Tweet | Modern Healthcare

Beyond The Health Tech Hype: Generating Evidence In Digital Health
Tweet | Rock Health blog

Veterans Want To Use Digital Health For Mental Healthcare
Tweet | FierceHealthIT

Electronic Record Complexities Stymie End-Of-Life Plans
Tweet | KQED

Rock Health in the News

Medicare Proposal Takes Aim At Diabetes (Omada)
Tweet | The New York Times

Apple CareKit Lets Patients And Researchers Team Up To Help Each Other (Iodine)
Tweet | Fast Company

Honor Lands Partnership With American Cancer Society
Tweet | HIT Consultant

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