Apple to expand HealthKit from tracker to diagnosis tool

San Francisco

SO FAR, Apple Inc's HealthKit has mostly collected fitness data from its devices. In the future, if the company gets its way, the software will interpret that information, turning it into advice for users, doctors and others.

Scores of healthcare specialists hired by Apple in recent years are building improved electronic health record software that can better analyse and understand the implications of patient data, according to people familiar with the team's plans.