In recent years, Apple has significantly increased efforts in the health area, even before the launch of the Apple Watch, a device that has become a element of value for health insurance companies, since through these, you can monitor if your customers are more prone to diseases.
Several Apple Health division employees have left the Cupertino-based company to join the staff of the Anthem health insurance company. According to CNBC, in recent months more than twelve employees of the Apple Health division have become part of this company.
According to this medium, the efforts that Ahthem is making to hire specialized personnel in health issues are due to the fact that it seeks modernize its offerings for the consumer. This company has always been characterized by being very friendly with its customers, but it seems that if it does not want to continue losing market, it has to intensify its efforts, especially in the face of competition from new companies, as they consider Apple.
However, as some employees leave, new faces arrive to fill these vacancies. Actually, Apple has more than 50 doctors on its staff and recently it has partnered with the United States Department of Veterans to keep track of your health through the iPhone ... Apple Health has become a great platform where both Apple users and doctors, since they always have at hand all data related to the client's health, data that is updated in real time.
For now Apple Health, only available in the United States, and at the moment it seems that there are no plans to extend it to other countries, a system that would not only help doctors on a day-to-day basis, but would also help detect possible future ailments according to type of life worn by each user.
