What do leading manufacturers of medical devices think about Health a Healthkit?

The speculation turned out to be true this time too and Apple na WWDC actually introduced the app Healthbook, or shortened its name to Health. The new app actually works as a hub for all the user's health information that has been collected from all the health apps that the user has installed on their device. Well, along with the application Health also introduced the platform HealthKit, which almost immediately caused the media to become interested in the attitude of the developers of one of the most famous health applications in the App Store.

It looks amazing, doesn't it Apple wants with the help of the platform HealthKit to enter a completely new business, as he plans to start selling various medical accessories in his stores, which include, for example, pressure gauges. However, all products must meet one fundamental condition, namely that they must be compatible with the operating system iOS. One of the first companies to start selling their accessories through stores Apple Store, are the companies Withings and iHealth. In addition to these, however, there are also software manufacturers, which include RunKeeper and Strava.

All four companies have confirmed that they plan to use HealthKit and thus enter a new ecosystem which Apple presented at WWDC. RunKeeper CEO Jason Jacobs announced that the RunKeeper and Breeze apps will soon be supported HealthKit. At the same time, he is pleased that Apple has drawn several other key market players into this ecosystem, which of course means a plus in business. The advantage is that Apple made order in various medical facilities, so that from now on data will no longer be stored only in individual applications from individual developers, but will be stored in the application Health, which is a centralized point for all future physical activities.

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"We're excited about the team, aren't we Apple introduced HealthKit. Withings pioneered a shared API approach to connected health services because we think that's what our users want. They want to have complete control over their health data and want it immediately available where it is most useful to them. Our online API is currently used by more than 100 partners, so our users can keep all their data in sync with these third parties. HealthIn addition, the kit offers even more options, but above all more services for our users. At Withings, we haven't thought about the team for a long time, so you can count on us to integrate the team into our products in the future Health"Kit," says Withings CEO Cedric Hutchings. Strava is another company that plans to use the interface in its services Healthkit a iOS 8, while he wants to use it together with the M7 coprocessor v iPhone 5s.

Finally, the president also commented on itHealth, Adam Ling: "HealthWe can potentially consider the kit as a game-changing product and Apple is in just the right position. Apple it has the potential to become a hub for all health-related data, just as it has become the hub of the digital music market in the past. Moreover, if we take into account iCloud, then it's not unrealistic at all. In addition to adding value to users, this represents a huge change for healthcare providers, a move forward from the current state of being a highly fragmented EMR market. I think that one day we will remember this day as a pivotal day in the transformation of healthcare.”

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*Source: 9to5mac