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“While Americans have embraced wearable health devices that keep track of the minutiae of daily fitness routines and diets, they’ve been slower to trust online storage of their mental health records, mammogram reports, and prescriptions. Google Health — an online record-keeping site launched in 2008 — was discontinued in 2012 after far fewer people than expected registered to enter and store their medical data on the site,” the Boston Globe reports.

“Privacy concerns might be part of the hesitation.”

“But a new generation of apps and websites developed to be compatible with electronic health records in doctor’s offices — which are encrypted and protected by federal privacy laws — could lead more consumers to carry their medical charts in their mobile devices.”

“Apple announced earlier this month that it will offer a new health app in its iOS 8 set to launch this fall. The company says the app will enable patients to easily transfer electronic health records — imaging tests, immunization records, and medication history — from one doctor’s office to another using their iPhones or iPads.”