“Apple’s newly minted chief operating officer, Jeff Williams, appeared as a guest on radio show Conversations on Health Care on Monday to discuss the potential Apple Watch, iPhone and Apple’s health platforms have on democratizing healthcare, as well as other topics like human rights issues,” Mikey Campbell reports for AppleInsider.
“‘I think that’s one of the things that interests us most in Apple. We’re big believers in the democratization potential of this,’ Williams said, referring to Apple’s health-minded products. ‘The injustice of fantastic healthcare available in some parts of the world, and others suffering needlessly,'” Campbell reports. “Earlier in the call, Williams mentioned Apple Watch as playing a key role in Apple’s healthcare initiative. The device incorporates a number of finely tuned sensors, including a heart-rate sensor, to record and monitor biometric data generated by its user. Collecting this information is not only beneficial to end users who want to get and stay healthy, but also researchers like those looking for ways to detect, diagnose and treat diseases.
We think Apple Watch marks the end of single-function wrist devices, in the same way the iPhone marked the end of single-function cell phones. The fact that you interact throughout the day with your Apple Watch for communications and payment and scheduling; we’re just at the beginning of this. — Apple COO Jeff Williams
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