Apple Watch and HealthKit Could Help Spur Mobile Medical Revolution | New Republic

A healthy debate

"But Apple has such enormous sway with consumers, particularly younger ones, that it could help overcome the biggest obstacle to a mobile transformation in health: culture. People just aren't in the habit of thinking about their health in this way, let alone using a mobile device to track it. But that could change with the Apple Watch, which requires an accompanying iPhone, just because the latter is so ubiquitous. If more people start using it, that would create a lot more interest among developers, including those affiliated with hospitals or physician practices, to build new apps and integrate them into their practices. And so a virtuous cycle would begin."

Apple Watch and HealthKit Could Help Spur Mobile Medical Revolution | New Republic