Microsoft HealthVault

On October 4, 2007, Microsoft Corporation released Microsoft HealthVault (1,2). Microsoft has taken pains to clarify that HealthVault is not intended to be a personal health record (PHR), but instead will be a platform that could service numerous personal health applications (PHAs). Several features of this platform include:

<line>Interfaces to support medical and monitoring devices</line> <line>Security features</line>

References

(1) HealthVault site: http://www.healthvault.com/

(2) HealthVault press release: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/healthvault/default.mspx

Stephen E. Ross MD University of Colorado - Denver School of Medicine