The technology to make
healthcare morepersonal.
Apps on iPad, iPhone, AppleWatch, and Mac are capable of helping medical professionals deliver personalized care. Our powerful hardware is built to keep up with the demands of healthcare organizations to make work faster and more efficient. And intuitive apps provide easy access to critical health information, so healthcare teams have all the resources they need to make the best decisions for their patients.
Deliver better care
with powerful tools.
Apple products are designed to make healthcare more human. Our software is powerful and easy for both medical professionals and patients to use. We’ve built our devices to protect patient data and be accessible for everyone. And we’ve streamlined the way health data is collected and devices are deployed.
An intuitive,
familiar interface.
Our products are built on a platform people are already familiar with. Doctors can view important lab results on iPhone and iPad and radiology images on powerful Mac computers. Nurses can send and receive secure communication and ensure patient safety when administering medications. And with apps on iPhone and iPad, patients can learn more about their conditions or treatment.
Powerful and versatile hardware.
Healthcare providers can use Apple devices to do a variety of tasks anywhere in the hospital. The high-resolution Retinadisplays on iPhone and iPad and the powerful processing of Mac allow doctors to view a patient’s imaging studies right on their devices. The built-in iPhone and iPad cameras work with third-party apps to let nurses securely photograph a patient’s wound during treatment and store it in the patient’s record. And medical researchers can use the advanced sensors in iPhone and iPad to track movement, take measurements, and record data for studies.
Safe and secure by design.
Secure software requires a foundation of security built into hardware. FaceIDand TouchID allow healthcare providers to use biometric authentication to instantly access iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Healthcare app developers also have the ability to leverage biometric authentication for the apps theydevelop.
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Accessible by design.
Our devices are designed to be used by everyone. Apple products come with powerful assistive features like Switch Control, which can help users operate their devices with minimal touch, and Live Listen, which lets users turn their iPhone or iPad into a remote microphone for their Made for iPhone hearing aids.
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Streamlined healthdata.
The Health app on iPhone and iPad makes it easy for people to track their health information in a central and secure place. Your patients can receive valuable insights into their health with advanced trend analysis for metrics like heart rate as well as access to standardized mental health assessments. They can also use HealthKit-enabled apps and third-party health accessories, like blood pressure cuffs, to contribute data to the Health app.
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Easy to deploy.
We’ve simplified the setup process so you can configure devices automatically and buy and distribute app seamlessly. With Apple Business Manager, you can enable zero-touch deployment and remotely manage account settings, apps, and configurations on every iPad, iPhone, and Mac. So there’s no need for the IT department to physically access each device to complete setup.
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Healthcare Success Stories
Innovative health systems from around
the world.
Apple products and platforms are changing the way care teams work together, how they connect with patients, and where they’re taking groundbreaking medical research.
Transforming care
atBayCare.
BayCare Health System,
Florida, United States
iOS powers Stryker’s Vocera Edge app on iPhone to help keep team communications streamlined, private, and secure.
How iPhone is transforming nursingcare.
BayCare Health System,
Florida, United States
16Hospitals
3.9KBeds
6KiPhone Devices
For innovative healthcare, big things are happening in Florida. BayCare is a patient-centered, nonprofit healthcare system with 3,900 beds. It’s also a Cerner Reference Site and one of the largest employers in West Central Florida.
BayCare’s primary goal is to deliver compassionate care to the community they serve. What makes them unique is they are equally focused on caring for their employees — providing them with innovative, modern tools to do their jobs in fast-paced environments.
BayCare has deployed more than 6,000 iPhone devices to improve communications, simplify processes, and update legacy systems — saving care teams valuable time that they can now spend on patient care. According to Scott Patterson, BayCare’s vice president and chief technology officer, “Our investment in Apple technology told our teams, ‘We care about you and will invest in the best tools to help you provide cutting-edge, compassionate patient care.’”
Before the switch to Apple, care teams were using pagers, cordless IP phones, and fragmented legacy systems. BayCare chose to invest in iPhone for its operating system’s advanced privacy features and vast app ecosystem, which quickly turns iPhone into any instrument that doctors, nurses, and ancillary services need it to be — a barcode scanner, a secure messaging app, a calculator, and so much more.
iPhone is a secure, modern solution that has enabled us to streamline processes and bring the EHR to our care teams’ fingertips on one powerful device.
The integration into BayCare’s existing software and Cisco network with Fastlane, which minimizes congestion and prioritizes clinically critical apps on the same network, was seamless — the results have been incredible. With a wholly revamped communications system based on Stryker’s Vocera Edge app on iPhone, team communications are unified, modernized, and private. Use of encrypted role-based messaging alone grew from 1 million to 36 million per year — saving valuable time over voice calls. And more precise communications combat notification fatigue.
Everyone can see team assignments per patient along with each team member’s status, making it easy to quickly find who’s available. And there’s no need to solely rely on a workstation on wheels. Workflow tasks, digital alerts, reminders, and patient data are now easily accessible on iPhone, so nurses can update conditions, see lab results, and record observations — right at the bedside, or wherever they may be.
“We now have more time to spend caring for patients,” says Nicole Gitney, director of nursing informatics. “Apple technology has helped us to adopt additional care workflows, such as nurse leader rounding and virtual care.”
Offering more flexibility and reducing the burden on nurses and staff is important to BayCare. They hold forums with teams to get new ideas and feedback on their needs that technology can help solve. “The move to iPhone has increased efficiency, productivity, and employee satisfaction,” says Nicole. “From easy onboarding and training to more secure, smart, streamlined communication.”
The systems and devices we invest in make a huge difference for us to provide the best quality care — iPhone has brought excitement to our team.
Learn how care teams at BayCare are using iPhone, iPad, and powerful iOS apps to provide compassionate, quality patient care across 16 hospitals in Florida.
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Improve the delivery of care with apps.
The AppStore features over 40,000 apps that are changing the world of healthcare for providers, patients, and researchers. Healthcare professionals can provide faster, more personalized care in the hospital with apps focusing on clinical care, nursing care, and the patient experience. ResearchKit‑enabled apps make it easier for clinical researchers to gather robust and meaningful data from larger, more varied populations. HealthKit‑enabled apps can help patients manage their health. And older adults can access apps to help them stay connected, healthy, and safe from home.
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- Clinical Care
- Nursing Care
- Patient Experience
- Care at Home
- Medical Research
Clinical Care
Epocrates
View on the AppStore
Look up drug prescription and safety information, check for potentially harmful drug interactions, and access timely medical news and research information.
Epic Haiku
View on the AppStore
Authorized clinicians can securely access clinic schedules, hospital patient lists, and test results on iPhone. Real-time updates and notifications can be displayed on AppleWatch and iPhone.
Nursing Care
Vocera Edge
View on the AppStore
Nurses can follow medication administration requirements, send and receive secure text messages, place voice calls, manage alerts, and access real-time patient information all in one place.
Epic Rover
View on the AppStore
Epic Rover provides nurses secure access to care and communication tools. Nurses can administer medications, document patient progress, manage alerts, and communicate with secure messaging, voice, and video.
Patient Experience
MyChart Bedside
View on the AppStore
Patients in the hospital can track their progress, view their daily schedules, access educational materials, and see the names, faces, and roles of their care team.
Care at Home
MyChart
View on the AppStore
MyChart integrates with the Apple Health app to send patient-generated data to the Epic EMR, with user’s permission. Care teams can use this data to monitor the patient remotely and proactively intervene when necessary. Patients can schedule appointments and message their care team securely.
Corrie Health
View on the AppStore
Corrie Health gives patients greater control after a heart attack and helps reduce readmission rates. The app integrates with AppleWatch, allowing for continuous data collection so that clinicians can have better insight into their patients’ health status and recovery.
Medical Research
UCSF Eureka
View on the AppStore
The University of California, San Francisco is working to help solve the world’s biggest health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, cancer, mental illness, healthcare inequities, and more. The Eureka app makes it easy for people to contribute to advancements in science by taking part in revolutionary research studies.
Resilient Minds
View on the AppStore
Researchers designed the Resilient Minds app to learn how changes in psychological resilience and cognitive function are related to physical well-being. The app integrates with the Health app to request access to physiological and environmental information collected by iPhone and AppleWatch.
Medical imaging at your fingertips.
Applesilicon has changed everything for DICOM viewing. The AppleM3,M3Pro, M3Max, and M3Ultra chips deliver blazing-fast processing — so any clinician can view and analyze diagnostic medical images right on Mac with the appropriate apps.
Osirix MD
OsiriX MD combines 3D and 4D image processing with advanced features such as fusion. It’s certified for medical use and FDA cleared and CE II labeled.
Horos Mobile
View on the AppStore
Designed specifically for Mac with the AppleM series chips, Horos Mobile™ offers advanced post-processing tools for viewing DICOM images. It leverages Applesilicon and technologies such as Metal to render photorealistic 3D volumes.
Visage 7
Visage 7 offers a native macOS experience without any browser dependencies, providing an optimal user experience for imaging with native multi-dimensional visualization. All data is streamed ultrafast and on-demand from the server using advanced thin-client technology, providing immediate access to all of the clinical information when and whereneeded.
Volume purchasing.
Find, buy, and distribute apps and books for everyone in your healthcare organization.
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Custom app purchasing.
You can work with developers to get existing apps customized for your specific needs. They are distributed to your healthcare organization privately through Apple Business Manager.
Build apps for better healthcare.
Create custom apps that tap into Apple hardware and features. Use powerful developer tools like Swift and our open source frameworks ResearchKit and CareKit.
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Develop native apps with
a powerful SDK.
Apple provides everything you need to develop apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It comes with tools and resources that help you take advantage of features like Core Location to conduct research on the effect of location and air quality on asthma, and tap into services like push notifications to alert doctors and nurses of patient updates. With the iOS and iPadOS SDK, you can customize apps to streamline hospital operations and help your staff work more efficiently.
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Build custom apps withSwift.
Swift is a free and open source programming language that makes code easier to read and write, while giving developers the efficiency and power they need. Developers can use it to create richer, more reliable app experiences that improve patient care.
Learn how to create apps withSwift
Personalize care
with CareKit.
CareKit is an open source framework that can be used to create personal care apps. Patients can use CareKit apps to manage their medical conditions and share information directly with their doctors and care teams.
Turn every iPhone into
a lab with ResearchKit.
ResearchKit makes it easier for researchers to conduct medical studies. The open source framework allows researchers to quickly build apps that utilize the advanced sensors in iPhone and AppleWatch. Participants around the world can use the apps to generate data for researchers to study. So far, ResearchKit has been used to study conditions like Parkinson’s disease, autism, epilepsy, diabetes, and more.
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