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Earlier this week, Apple announced a new health sharing feature that gives patients the reins in sharing consumer-generated health data with their doctors, family and friends.
Apple has been working on giving patients more access to their data for years. In 2018, the company rolled out Health Records on iOS, which aggregates existing user-generated data in their Health app with data from their EHR – if the user is a patient at a participating hospital.
This new feature turns the tables – instead of patients accessing medical data generated by the health system, the patient is in the driver's seat, sharing their own information. This information includes everything from mobility trends to heart data. Additionally, users are able to share lab results with those of their choosing.