IBM and Apple together to collect medical data

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IMB has just signed a partnership with Apple. The goal is to process the numerous health data that are collected every day by the Apple brand HealthKit and ResearchKit applications.

1 million gigabits of health data, this is what each individual should produce in their lifetime according to an estimate by IBM (the equivalent of 300 million pounds). As the quantified self is democratized (daily measures of steps, weight, calories burned or even heart rate), information accumulates and the question of the processing of this information arises.

In this context, IBM announced Monday launching a platform: IBM Watson Health in partnership with Apple, Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic. The biggest customer is of course the apple brand and for good reason, since the launch of HealthKit, Apple has assembled a huge database of medical information on iPhone users and soon Apple Watch and wishes to use it with its commercial and industrial partners. Although the strategic process has not been revealed, we are entitled to believe that those who better comply with certain standards may be rewarded, in particular by their insurance. What stir the news in a context of distrust of the government vis-à-vis the collection of personal data as we talked about in our file on the CNIL.

According to a statement posted by IBM on its website, the two companies will provide " a secure cloud and analytics platform for Apple's HealthKit and ResearchKit services. " Clearly, IBM Watson Health will store the data but will also assign no less than 2000 of its employees to the platform. Each company will receive half of the income generated from this raw material. As a reminder, Healthkit makes it possible to gather in the same place the information collected by dedicated applicatons on iOS and ResearchKit enables researchers and the pharmaceutical industry to deliver medical research programs. A principle that works well with several thousand users to date.

This partnership is a winner for Apple, which avoids getting involved in hosting this sensitive data. IBM him, is a regular in the American federal administration and has this fact an advantage to obtain the regulatory authorizations necessary for the processing of this data. In any case for IBM, the user wins: " Today, people want more information to inform the decisions they make about their health. Many different factors affect everyone's health (nutrition, lifestyle, medical history) – and today, a lot of this information can be captured in data. " can be read on the company's website.

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