Apple’s focus on personal health through connected devices ramps up a little more today with the release of the first four third party apps to integrate its newly announced open source CareKit technologies.

What is CareKit?

CareKit provides a series of Apple-designed modules healthcare organizations can weave into their apps. The four available modules include:

• Activity scorecard (checks if required medicine or exercise are taken)
• Symptom tracker
• Progress monitoring
• Share function

CareKit also integrates with hospital records systems like Epic and Cerner.

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