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Microsoft helps seniors stay well with Kinect, HealthVault
Microsoft has combined two of its technologies, Xbox 360 Kinect and the HealthVault online platform, to help seniors take better care of themselves at Los Angeles senior centers. Following a
SPOTLIGHT: Tech giants say White House favors enterprise over web
Microsoft and Google executives have told a presidential advisory board that the Obama administration's health IT plans rely too much on enterprise EMRs at the expense of newer, more flexible,
DoD expanding personal health record
Having successfully completed a pilot test, the Department of Defense is moving to expand its personal health record. The PHR, MiCare, allows military members, their families and veterans to access
U of Miami, Microsoft test remote monitoring for diabetics
The University of Miami has teamed with Microsoft to pilot-test a new approach to remotely monitoring diabetics, rolling out a new web portal in tandem with the effort. The program is working with 25
Another look at portable PHRs
Despite low adoption rates and some serious growing pains with personal health records, at least one blogger believes the potential of platforms like Dossia, Google Health and Microsoft's HealthVault
SPOTLIGHT: HealthVault expands to Canada with exclusive partnership
Canadian telecommunications firm Telus has signed an exclusive deal with Microsoft to market the HealthVault platform in Canada, marking the first expansion of HealthVault outside the U.S. Telus is
Trend: Number of tools to remotely collect health data growing
In the near future, it should become increasingly common for patients to collect personal healthcare data with a specialized device and shunt it easily to a server or website. Such tools, which
Google, Microsoft PHRs sign health plan partners
The PHR war between Google, Microsoft and rivals seems to have reached a new stage, with Google and Microsoft scoring major insurance partners this week. Google Health has just recruited its first
