Microsoft HealthVault

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Microsoft HealthVault

Microsoft HealthVault website
Developer(s) Microsoft
Stable release 1.0 / 2010
Type Medical database
Website http://healthvault.com
http://healthvault.co.uk

Microsoft HealthVault is a web-based platform from Microsoft to store and maintain health and fitness information.[1][2][3][4] This Personal health record system started in October 2007, the website addresses both individuals and healthcare professionals. In June 2010, Microsoft HealthVault expanded its services to include the United Kingdom.[5]

Components

A HealthVault record stores an individual's health information. Access to a record is through a HealthVault account, which may be authorized to access records for multiple individuals, so that a mother may manage records for each of her children or a son may have access to his father's record to help the father deal with medical issues. Authorization of the account can be through Windows Live ID, Facebook or a limited set of OpenID providers.

Authorization

An individual interacts with their HealthVault record through the HealthVault site, or, more typically, through an application that talks to the HealthVault platform. When an individual first uses a HealthVault application, they are asked to authorize the application to access a specific set of data types, and those data types are the only ones the application can use. An individual can also share a part (some data types) or the whole of their health record with another interested individual such as a doctor, a spouse, a parent, etc.

Devices

HealthVault Connection Center allows health and fitness data to be transferred from devices (such as heart rate watches, blood pressure monitors and the Withings wifi bodyscale[6]) into an individual's HealthVault record. It can also be used to find and download drivers for medical devices.[7][8]

Medical Imaging

HealthVault supports storage of DICOM based medical imaging. Consumers can upload and download medical imaging DVD through HealthVault connection center. Third parties can also upload and download medical imaging to/from HealthVault, for example Candelis. In addition, there has been plethora of HealthVault medical imaging viewers released by the third party to connect to HealthVault even on mobile phones.

Interoperability

HealthVault supports a number of exchange formats including industry standards such as the Continuity of Care Document and the Continuity of Care Record. Support for industry standards makes it possible to integrate[9] with many personal health record solutions.

Competitors

HealthVault's primary competitors are Dossia and World Medical Card. Google announced[10] in June 2011 that Google Health would be discontinued as of January 1, 2012, and encouraged users to either download their data or to directly transfer it to Microsoft's HealthVault service before January 1, 2013.

HealthVault Web Applications

Micosoft HealthVault offers comprehensive list of web applications. Some of the notable ones are listed below.

References

  1. ↑ Hachman, Mark (2007-10-04). "Microsoft Launches 'HealthVault' Records-Storage Site". PCMAG.com. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
  2. ↑ "Microsoft launches medical records site". Toronto: globeandmail.com. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
  3. ↑ "The vault is open". economist.com. 2007-10-04. Retrieved 2008-02-06. 
  4. ↑ Microsoft Launches Health Records Site
  5. ↑ Hoeksma, Jon (2010-06-23). "E-Health Insider :: Microsoft launches HealthVault in UK". E-Health Insider. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-10-16. "Microsoft has launched its personal health record platform in the UK" 
  6. ↑ http://cln-online.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=666:microsoftscales&catid=49:wellness&Itemid=105
  7. ↑ "Dr. Microsoft is now ready to see you". Retrieved 2007-10-08. 
  8. ↑ "HealthVault Connection Center". Retrieved 2007-10-08. 
  9. ↑ "PHR integration". Retrieved 2009-02-09. 
  10. ↑ Google (2011-06-24). "Official Blog: An update on Google Health and Google PowerMeter". Google Official Blog. Google. Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-10-16. "can be imported into other personal health tools such as Microsoft® HealthVault™" 

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