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The University Health Network study is being conducted in collaboration with the tech giant, and will enroll roughly 200 patients for three months of active monitoring with a two-year follow-up.
With a single authentication, iPhone owners whose providers use DrChrono's OnPatient will be able to consolidate their records within Apple's PHR.
The tech giant says this is a way to ensure a users' data is protected.
New research suggests that the wearable could help identify COVID-19 cases up to seven days before a positive diagnostic test.
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The feature launches with four 25- to 40-minute episodes headlined by Dolly Parton, Draymond Green and others.
The research project will be conducted using the Apple Watch and iPhone, and is set to begin during 2021.
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The personal health record feature combines data from a patient's EHR with other daily health and wellness info housed in the iPhone's Health app.
It takes roughly seven patients presenting after an abnormal pulse alert to establish one clinically actionable cardiovascular diagnosis, according to the researchers' chart review.