Apple

Off the top of my head, some things that I think would be really great for Apple to disrupt:

• Industry reliance on Epic/MyChart. It's not a terrible digital platform for health records, but it's hit or miss on which practice uses it. And among those who do use it, not all of them are able to link their data about me with the MyChart data from another provider. It would be great if I could have one single Health account that syncs my primary care data, my dermatologist data, my cardiologist data, so everything's always up to date. I've been able to sync some MyChart data to Apple's Health app, but it's hit or miss and doesn't tell a complete health picture.
• Insurance info. I feel pretty well informed when it comes to my health plan, my EOBs and billing. But sometimes I get so confused because I get bills in the mail after I pay online, or I pay through my Fidelity HSA but then have to square that payment with my Aetna account. It's just a mess, and it'd be great if there could be a single source of truth for managing payments and seeing information about my deductible balance.
• Prescriptions - I really like the prescription reminder feature in Apple's Health app. Getting refills, alerts when pills are low, etc. could be really useful.
• Hardware - And of course just general hardware improvements like blood pressure or blood glucose (holy grail, I know). I had to wear a big digital adhesive patch on my chest for two weeks to measure heart data following a recent heart issue, and it was really annoying and itchy. I guess any hardware improvements from Apple are always welcome.

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I'm just a silly old patient with no clue what functional barriers or privacy-related barriers might prevent this, just my thoughts.