Anthem Readies Health App for Apple Watch Launch This Month
Health insurer Anthem and health information exchange company CareEvolution said Monday they’re partnering on the cFHR (collaborative Family Health Record) app, one of the first apps to be available for Apple Watch when it launches April 24. The cFHR app…
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will enable the health care provider to send Apple Watch users notifications about preventive screening, gaps in managing care, prescription refills and potential drug interactions, the companies said. Anthem’s 37 million-user customer base gives it the “scale and footprint” to make an impact on how Americans track and manage their health and well-being, the company said. “The industry is at a crossroads where consumers and technology are intersecting to create a new paradigm for managed health care,” Thomas Miller, Anthem chief information officer, said. “Consumers want autonomy over their health choices and wearable technologies are making that increasingly possible,” he said. The Apple Watch app works with the existing Apple HealthKit-enabled iPhone cFHR app to give providers and consumers access to medical histories in a unified record, Anthem said.