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How Apple’s Purchase Of Startup Reveals Health Data Strategy

Harry Wang, senior research director for Parks Associates says that Apple is “known to be searching for the next $100 billion opportunity, and the gigantic healthcare industry is ripe for technology disruption.” He says that “Gliimpse’s technology may represent a missing piece in this ecosystem approach for Apple” in attempting to “turn health data into meaningful knowledge for both doctors and patients, who themselves may hold the key to revolutionizing care delivery.”

From the article "How Apple’s Purchase Of Startup Reveals Health Data Strategy" by Greg Slabodkin.

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