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TELUS and Microsoft have signed a multi-year agreement whereby Telus will license and host the HealthVault platform on their servers in Canada.
TELUS will call the service TELUS Health Space, which will have both English and French interfaces to serve the entire Canadian market.
Substantiation of HealthVault by TELUS will be done to meet Canada’s own rules and requirements for storage and sharing of personal health records.
The APIs that Microsoft has developed for their software and device partners will remain the same thereby allowing these partners to expand their presence/opportunities into a new market.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
CVS Caremark Customers to Add Prescription Information to Personal Health Records
CVS Caremark Extends Google Health Partnership Enabling CVS/pharmacy Customers to Add Prescription Information to Personal Health Records.
Customers will have the ability to download their prescription and medication history into their Google Health Personal Health Record, whether they are CVS/Pharmacy customers, CVS Caremark plan participants or visitors to the MinuteClinic locations.
To use the tool, customers must first be signed up for the Prescription Management feature on CVS.com. This feature also allows registered customers to manage their prescriptions online including ordering refills, choosing pickup locations, requesting prescription renewals and receiving alerts on generic alternatives. In order to maintain patient privacy, the consumer making the request for information will need to be authenticated on the cvs.com Web site before any data is shared with Google Health.
Customers will have the ability to download their prescription and medication history into their Google Health Personal Health Record, whether they are CVS/Pharmacy customers, CVS Caremark plan participants or visitors to the MinuteClinic locations.
To use the tool, customers must first be signed up for the Prescription Management feature on CVS.com. This feature also allows registered customers to manage their prescriptions online including ordering refills, choosing pickup locations, requesting prescription renewals and receiving alerts on generic alternatives. In order to maintain patient privacy, the consumer making the request for information will need to be authenticated on the cvs.com Web site before any data is shared with Google Health.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Online physician community participants prescribe at higher rate
Physicians who participate in online physician communities write a mean of 24 more prescriptions per week than physicians with no interest in online physician communities. That's according to "Physician Online Communities: Physician Social Networking and the New Online Opinion Leaders," a new analysis from Manhattan Research. The research also found that the majority of physicians say they expect pharma to monitor professional community sites and view this monitoring as positive. In addition, about 60% of physicians are already using or are interested in using physician online communities.
Web site lets people ask doctors health questions online
1/27/2009
A group of physicians has launched a Web site that provides medical advice and information from a specialized doctor. AskTheMedicalSpecialist.com's home page includes a field where users can type and submit their medical questions. They then choose a physician to answer it, register, and receive an answer within 48 hours after paying $19.99. The site so far features doctors specializing in pediatrics, critical care, gastroenterology, internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, sleep medicine, and cardiology. Other physicians are expected to join in the future, according to the site.
A group of physicians has launched a Web site that provides medical advice and information from a specialized doctor. AskTheMedicalSpecialist.com's home page includes a field where users can type and submit their medical questions. They then choose a physician to answer it, register, and receive an answer within 48 hours after paying $19.99. The site so far features doctors specializing in pediatrics, critical care, gastroenterology, internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, sleep medicine, and cardiology. Other physicians are expected to join in the future, according to the site.
Online community provides forum for healthcare professionals
1/27/2009
The Bedside Trust has created an online community that aims to provide a forum for healthcare professionals to share ideas and insights and pose questions to industry experts. The free community is accessible at bedsidetrust.socialcast.com after registration. The community is an open network to discuss new technologies, treatment plans, and best practice tips. The Bedside Trust used a platform from Socialcast, which provides corporations with a way to engage employees and capture the knowledge and innovation of their work force. Socialcast features microblogging; integration with iPhone, Gmail, and Jabber; and the ability to import activity services, including Digg, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
The Bedside Trust has created an online community that aims to provide a forum for healthcare professionals to share ideas and insights and pose questions to industry experts. The free community is accessible at bedsidetrust.socialcast.com after registration. The community is an open network to discuss new technologies, treatment plans, and best practice tips. The Bedside Trust used a platform from Socialcast, which provides corporations with a way to engage employees and capture the knowledge and innovation of their work force. Socialcast features microblogging; integration with iPhone, Gmail, and Jabber; and the ability to import activity services, including Digg, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Significant barriers to PHR adoption overriding buzz and use, for now
1/16/2009
Despite significant interest in PHRs, only 7 million U.S. adults actually use them, according to Manhattan Research's Cybercitizen Health v8.0 study. Although there is buzz about offerings from companies such as Google, WebMD, and Microsoft, Manhattan Research says average consumers face barriers to adoption, such as privacy concerns. Good health can also be a barrier--consumers are often motivated by a serious illness to adopt PHRs. Erika S. Fishman, director of research at Manhattan Research, says consumer PHR adoption likely won't grow significantly without major participation from physicians.
Despite significant interest in PHRs, only 7 million U.S. adults actually use them, according to Manhattan Research's Cybercitizen Health v8.0 study. Although there is buzz about offerings from companies such as Google, WebMD, and Microsoft, Manhattan Research says average consumers face barriers to adoption, such as privacy concerns. Good health can also be a barrier--consumers are often motivated by a serious illness to adopt PHRs. Erika S. Fishman, director of research at Manhattan Research, says consumer PHR adoption likely won't grow significantly without major participation from physicians.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Unbound Medicine available on iPhone and iPod touch
Unbound Medicine's platform can now be downloaded to the Apple iPhone and iPod touch, in addition to BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Palm OS devices. The first native iPhone application available on the Unbound Platform is Nursing Central, which provides up-to-date information about diseases, tests, drugs, and procedures. Nursing Central also provides cross-links connecting related information and personalized bookmarking. Unbound says its iPhone platform delivers frequent content updates, tables of contents from just-published journals, and citations and abstracts from more than 18 million medical journal articles.
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