Input Health releases new app for patients
May 27, 2020
VANCOUVER – Canadian digital health company InputHealth is pleased to announce the launch of UpPatient, the patient-facing arm of its end-to-end healthcare delivery and practice management platform, the Collaborative Health Record (CHR). UpPatient allows patients to take control of their healthcare by connecting them with their providers and health records through a single, user-friendly, app that’s accessible on both iOS and Android.
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