Apple to turn iPhone into hub of medical info

San Francisco: According to a media report Apple is working to turn iPhone into a hub of all your medical information which will reduce the burden of Managing your health information and sharing them with your trusted doctor.

CNBC reported that a team from Apple's growing health unit has been in talks with developers, hospitals and other industry groups about bringing clinical data, such as detailed lab results and allergy lists, to the iPhone.

Apple is also inspecting start-ups to fit into the plan, the report said.

If Apple's efforts show the desired results, both the medical community and users would have reasons to cheer.

Patients often find it difficult to share their information between doctors, especially among different hospitals or clinics, even in this digital age.

According to health experts, this problem is often referred to as the "interoperability crisis" - and it is hurting patients.

"The lack of data-sharing between health providers leads to unnecessary mistakes and missed diagnoses," Aneesh Chopra, former US Chief Technology Officer, was quoted as saying.

"As health care goes digital, the promise has always been to give patients and the doctors they trust full access to their health information," he said.

Apple in recent months has been in touch with health IT industry groups that are looking for ways to make this goal a reality.

The company has also hired some of the top developers involved with FHIR, an increasingly popular protocol for exchanging electronic health records, the report said.