Picture 7Apple is one of the few major companies that has made significant inroads into the medical app space by incorporating its smartphone and smartwatch technology into a growing list of consumer and business applications, said C4 Trends analyst Susan Schreiner.

“It is among the few major companies that fully grasps the consumerization of health,” she told TechNewsWorld, “and the opportunities not only directly to consumers, but also in relation to payers, providers and innovation.”