Reuters:

Fourteen of 23 top hospitals contacted by Reuters said they have rolled out a pilot program of Apple’s HealthKit service – which acts as a repository for patient-generated health information like blood pressure, weight or heart rate – or are in talks to do so.

The pilots aim to help physicians monitor patients with such chronic conditions as diabetes and hypertension. Apple rivals Google Inc, and Samsung Electronics, which have released similar services, are only just starting to reach out to hospitals and other medical partners.

HealthKit is definitely gaining in traction at prestigious programs, from Duke University in North Carolina and Oschner Health System in Louisiana to Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota.