Microsoft, Kaiser Permanente Test Health Data Transfers

Microsoft, Kaiser Permanente Test Health Data Transfers
The HMO is inviting its 156,000 employees to participate in the health care data transfer test with an eye to opening it up to more participants.

ByThomasClaburn
InformationWeek
June 9, 2008 06:55 PM

Kaiser Permanente and Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) on Monday said they plan to test health care data transfers between Kaiser's My Health Manager service and Microsoft HealthVault, the software company's recently introduced personal health data storage service.

Kaiser Permanente has more than 8 million members, and more than 2 million of them use My Health Manager to access personal health information online, schedule appointments, and order prescription refills. The company is inviting its 156,000 employees to participate in the health care data transfer test. If all goes well, it expects to open the test to more participants.