The health revolution is in your pocket: How apps and APIs are empowering people to take control of their health.

They say that information equals power, and time is money. Well, if that's the case, health APIs and apps are here to make your body richer and more powerful.

According to an ONC report (Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT), the number of people accessing their medical records or patient portals has increased by a whopping 50% in just two years. The data shows that in 2022, 3 in 5 people consistently use apps to access their records.

An interesting fact is that web-only access has decreased, and it's been replaced by apps that use APIs to connect patients not only with their medical records but potentially to their healthcare providers.

However, the key takeaway from this survey is that people who accessed their online medical records using an app did so more often than those who didn't, even compared to those who accessed through a website. This is great news because it shows that having easier and faster access to medical data helps patients be more proactive with their health.

This is a great step in the right direction, proving a valuable tool for health providers. But that's only the spark of the health revolution. The real breakthrough will come with the mass adoption of health data analysis aided by algorithmic APIs that turn real-time data into actionable insights.

It sounds futuristic, but it's already real.