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"As part of Apple&amp;#039;s 2016 Spring Event, the company announced the launch of a new tool called &amp;#039;CareKit.&amp;#039; As the medical community gradually begins incorporating new technology into everyday operations, this tool could serve as a useful way to track and monitor patient health. CareKit is a developer tool that makes it easier for programmers to build health-care apps for iOS. The open-source platform is similar to ResearchKit, but it is specifically designed for patient care. As a result, medical facilities can use the program to track treatment progress, monitor symptoms, keep tabs on a patient&amp;#039;s medication schedule and even communicate with other physicians. As Apple&amp;#039;s COO Jeff Williams explains, CareKit is &amp;quot;empowering people to take a more active role in their care.&amp;quot; While the tool is specifically designed for patients with Parkinson&amp;rsquo;s, Apple believes the tool could also be used to monitor post-surgery progress, pregnancy, physical therapy and other medical applications."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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