Morning Headlines 6/17/16

Hands-on: Apple brings HL7 CCD health records to HealthKit in iOS 10

iOS 10 includes an enhancement that will let iPhone users to download and store their health records from providers capable of transmitting a CCD.

Navicure Partners with Bain Capital Private Equity to Continue Growth and Expand Healthcare Technology Platform

Navicure receives a strategic investment from Bain Capital Private Equity. Financial terms were not disclosed.

AMA Throws Support Behind Development of a National Health IT Safety Center

AMA house delegates approve a proposal formally supporting the creation of a National Health IT Safety Center.

Doctors want patient control over e-health records revoked

The Australian Medical Association argues that patients should not be able to control what is entered into their personal health records. AMA president Michael Gannon, MD explains, “If patients are able to control access to core clinical information in their electronic medical record, doctors cannot rely on it.”