How HealthVault connects with hospitals
Microsoft® HealthVault™ is a free Web-based platform that enables patients to collect,
store, and share health information with hospitals and physicians - using enhanced
security and privacy measures - in ways that can help healthcare providers increase
efficiency, reduce errors, and improve care†.
HealthVault provides a foundation on which a broad ecosystem of partners - from
medical providers, to health & wellness device manufactures, to health associations
- can build innovative new health and wellness management solutions to help put
people in control of their family's health.
Learn how hospitals can connect to HealthVault to increase efficiency, reduce
errors, and improve care†.
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Admission Scenarios
Clipboard-free Admission
Challenge: Physicians who treat travelling patients do not always
have access to their complete medical history.
Solution: Microsoft HealthVault-connected systems enable patients
to send their Microsoft HealthVault records to participating physicians, even when
they are not equipped with EMR systems.
Providers: NoMoreClipboard.com, Medical Informatics Engineering,
Inc.
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Clipboard-free Hospital Admission
Challenge: Patients have to complete their medical history each
time they are admitted to different facilities within a hospital.
Solution: With one-time, clipboard-less hospital admissions, patients
can facilitate data transfer from their Microsoft HealthVault account to connected
clinical systems.
Provider: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Direct-to-clinical Authorization Process
This demo shows one of the features being developed to help a clinical system establish
a connection to a patient's HealthVault account.
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In-Patient/Patient Care Scenarios
Data Portability
Challenge: Patients with multiple residences may not have complete
medical data when they visit treating physicians.
Solution: Patients can authorize participating providers' clinical
systems to access their current data in Microsoft HealthVault.
Providers: eClinicalWorks LifeScan, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company
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Medication Reconciliation
Challenge: Physicians who treat travelling patients do not always
have access to their medication history.
Solution: Patients can authorize treating physicians to synchronize
medication lists between hospital systems and their Microsoft HealthVault accounts.
Providers: Allscripts™, Kryptiq Corp.
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Medication Reconciliation
Challenge: Physicians often lack access to accurate medication
lists, which can result in drug duplication and omission during hospitalizations.
Solution: Patients can authorize their hospital physicians to retrieve
outpatient medication lists stored in the Microsoft HealthVault record, and to connect
this information to the hospital's computer system for safe medication reconciliation.
Providers: NYU Medical Center, Eclipsys: The Outcomes Company®
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Discharge Scenarios
Diabetes Management
Challenge: Discharged diabetic patients are unable to see, in one
location, their medications, lab results and device data, such as blood glucose
and blood pressure readings.
Solution: Microsoft HealthVault allows patients to combine their
device data with their personal health record and share that with their care team
and family.
Provider: PeaceHealth
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Longitudinal Data
Challenge: Being unaware of medication allergies can result in
adverse reactions.
Solution: Microsoft HealthVault enables patients to access and
share their Microsoft HealthVault records and medication history with treating physicians.
Providers: Greenway®, MEDSEEK
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Reduce Re-admission Rates
Challenge: Uncoordinated post-operative care can lead to high readmission
rates.
Solution: Physicians can provide improved post-operative care by
monitoring health data patients upload from their devices.
Providers: Medstar Health, OMRON Healthcare, Inc., NextGen Healthcare
Information Systems, Inc.
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Ken Samet
President and CEO MedStar Health
"MedStar Health, through its strategic relationship with Microsoft, is piloting
a consumer health portal for one of its service lines. Built on Microsoft HealthVault,
it empowers our patients to manage their own healthcare data. With 24x7 access to
their record, they decide with whom they share it - sending it to healthcare providers,
and even friends and family members who serve as caregivers. Offering a place to
store and share patient data in a security-enhanced environment is one of the ways
we show our commitment to being the trusted leader in caring for people and advancing
health."
Luis Machuca
CEO Kryptiq Corp
"Kryptiq's Connect IQ is the leading secure messaging platform, used by over 1,200
physician organizations nationwide. By integrating with Microsoft HealthVault, we
enable patient-to-physician collaboration that is vital to the success of a consumer
healthcare platform. It gives doctors faster access to patient information, eliminating
paperwork and unnecessary phone calls."
Peter Kuhn
President MEDSEEK
"We fully support Microsoft's consumer-directed care initiatives and share its vision
to transform healthcare. We are working together to deliver solutions to hospitals
that facilitate secure access to personal health information, resulting in better
care through a robust patient experience. Our role is to help hospitals improve
patient satisfaction, clinical quality and best practices."
† IMPORTANT: Healthcare providers should not use HealthVault account information
as the basis for any decisions about patients, but should make such decisions using
their HealthVault account information only after being received, verified and copied
into the healthcare provider's own system.
Intended Use. Information from a HealthVault account can supplement information available to healthcare providers from other sources and provide a more complete picture of the patient's health. However, the information in HealthVault accounts is controlled by the individual, and is not intended to be a substitute for medical records. Information from HealthVault should not be used by health care providers to make treatment decisions without independent evaluation, and only after being copied into the healthcare provider's own system.