Business & Tech
Health Records From Southwest Hospital Available On iPhone
Apple worked with the health care community to create a standard for transferring electronic medical records that is consumer friendly.
From Southwest General Health Center: Southwest General Health Center, a community-based hospital system serving the Greater Cleveland area, today supports Health Records on iPhone, which brings together hospitals, clinics and the existing Apple Health app to make it easy for patients to see their available medical data from multiple providers whenever they choose.
“Southwest General, along with our technology partner, Cerner Healthcare, is proud to participate with other leading health care providers nationwide in offering patients access to their medical records via the Apple Health app and its new Health Records feature,” said William A. Young, Jr., president and chief executive officer, Southwest General. “As the first hospital in Northeast Ohio to provide this functionality, we believe it will further empower patients who use our Southwest General patient portal to take charge of their health by making it even easier for them to access their medical information and share records with physicians and other caregivers, whenever and wherever needed.”
Previously, patients’ medical records were held in multiple locations, requiring patients to log into each care provider’s website and piece together the information manually. Apple worked with the health care community to take a consumer-friendly approach and created Health Records based on FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources), a standard for transferring electronic medical records.
Now, patients will have medical information from participating institutions organized into one view, covering allergies, conditions, immunizations, lab results, medications, procedures and vitals, and will receive notifications when their data is updated. Health Records data is encrypted and protected with the user’s iPhone passcode.
“Putting patients in control of their medical information is at the forefront of patient care at Southwest General,” said Young. “We are proud to bring health care consumers closer to their health information.”
For more information on Health records, visit https://www.apple.com/healthcare/health-records/