Through a collaboration between the AMA and Microsoft, physicians and their patients will be able to exchange vital healthcare information by connecting through Microsoft’s HealthVault, a platform developed by Microsoft to store and maintain health and fitness information. This collaboration will enable physicians to access self-reported patient health information at the point of care while enabling patients to access vital information that has been entered through the physician’s office.

 

With patient consent, physicians will be able to access a patient’s HealthVault record through a new physician Web-based portal the AMA is developing with Covisint, a subsidiary of Compuware. The AMA portal, which is currently in beta testing, will provide physicians access to practice-related products, services and resources in a single location. The AMA plans to launch its new portal nationally in early 2010.

 

“The use of electronic medical records, and health information technology overall, holds great promise for improving patient care and increasing practice efficiency,” AMA President J. James Rohack, MD, said. “The addition of Microsoft’s HealthVault on our AMA portal will enable patients using HealthVault to share more comprehensive health information with their physicians. Having ready access to patient information can help physicians make treatment decisions and reduce the time spent gathering this information resulting in more face-to-face time with patients.”

 

Learn more from the AMA website.