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Vince Kuraitis and David C. Kibbe, MD MBA Who is the federal government calling on to breathe life into the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN)? Google and Microsoft. In our first article of this series describing the Personal Health Information Network (PHIN), we noted early entrants as Google Health, Microsoft HealthVault, and Dossia. We also noted [...]
When using a search engine, should results be customized based on your personal health information (PHI)? Should your search engine of choice take into account your previous history of medical searches, or even provide results tailored from data about your personal medical history? Two companies — Aetna and Microsoft — have come up with 180 degree different [...]
Vince Kuraitis and David C. Kibbe, MD MBA The Internet and digital technologies have transformed many aspects of our lives over the past twenty years. We can get cash at ATMs all over the world; we can book our own airline reservations; we can shop and get best prices over the Internet. Why hasn’t this [...]
While details are thin, here’s a first pass at comparing and contrasting Google Health (GH) and Microsoft HealthVault (HV). Overall, there are many common features, some differences, and many common challenges between these two platforms. A High Level Comparison Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault Personal Health Information (PHI) Platforms There’s still not much information available about the specifics [...]
Vince Kuraitis and David C. Kibbe, MD MBA During the past week two reports were released discussing privacy/confidentiality issues surrounding PHRs. One of these reports did it the wrong way; one did it the right way. The general public is just learning about Personal Health Records (PHRs). We believe that the appropriate way to frame [...]
CONGRATULATIONS to UnitedHealth! They’ve announced that they are making their personal health records (PHRs) transportable: The OptumHealth and UnitedHealthcare units of Minneapolis-based UnitedHealth Group have made their personal health records service accessible for life. That means an individual covered by UHC insurance or OptumHealth’s outsourced health and wellness services will be able to access their PHR–and [...]
by Vince Kuraitis and David C. Kibbe, MD MBA The health care and technology worlds are still trying to figure out what Microsoft’s HealthVault (HV) is all about. We believe that there are a number of misconceptions out there about what HV is and isn’t: Misconception #1: HealthVault is a personal health record (PHR). Misconception #2: People [...]
Would you like to have the experience of being parachuted into a deep forest with no map of where you are or clues about how to get out? If so, I suggest that you go directly to Microsoft’s new PHR at www.healthvault.com and just TRY to figure out where you are or where you’re headed. [...]
Although a bit late, I’d like to share perspectives from the latest Healthcare Unbound conference. The conference took place in San Francisco on July 16 and 17 and attracted 400 attendees with a rich blend of business, information technology, and clinical backgrounds. PowerPoint from Opening Keynote Here’s a copy of the PowerPoint for my opening keynote presentation. My [...]
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