Microsoft and the U.S.'s largest nonprofit health maintenance organization, Kaiser Permanente, have signed a deal that will see Kaiser's 156,000 employees pilot a project linking Kaiser’s patient information with Microsoft’s Health Vault personal health-record service. The move is being touted as significant by some analysts according to the New York Times, "because of California-based health company’s size and its reputation as an innovative user of information technology." The goal being to give people useful information so that they can be more active in managing their own health. “We think we can start to transform the management of chronic diseases,” said Peter Neupert, the vice president in charge of Microsoft’s health group.
Google has also made strides in this area with the release of Google Health earlier this year. The funny thing is that most people I have spoken with are extremely weary of big business knowing their business, especially when it come to personal information such as health data. It will be interesting to see just how well received these services are.
Google has also made strides in this area with the release of Google Health earlier this year. The funny thing is that most people I have spoken with are extremely weary of big business knowing their business, especially when it come to personal information such as health data. It will be interesting to see just how well received these services are.
