AMA Connects Physician Portal to Microsoft HealthVault

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Industry Newsmakers On June 11, 2009, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced plans with Microsoft to link an AMA-branded physician web portal currently under development with Microsoft’s HealthVault with the goal of facilitating health and fitness data exchanges between physicians and patients. The AMA seeks to take a leadership role in sourcing and providing physicians with easy access to needed resources. A key goal is facilitating physician adoption of health information technology, including help with implementing electronic health records. Through HealthVault, with patient permission, at the point of care physicians will be able . . .