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Microsoft plans medical-record service

October 4, 2007 HealthVault is just getting off the ground: Will consumers trust the company with private info? TAGS: Peter Neupert, health care, health care company, health, insurance company, insurance, vision, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft: Better software can prevent medical mishaps

September 10, 2007 Company teams with Britain's health system to come up with a common interface for reducing the thousands of hospital mix-ups that occur annually. TAGS: health care, hospital, health, medical device, medication, Britain, Microsoft Corp., patient, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to acquire search start-up Medstory

February 26, 2007 Acquisition of company specializing in health-related searches will become part of Microsoft's nascent Health Solutions Group. TAGS: health, health care, acquisition, start-up, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, Google in healthy competition

May 18, 2009 The rivals extend their tech battle into Web-based personal health records, an area in which they are both upstarts. TAGS: personal health record, health, e-health, health care, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Politicos prep for another health care showdown

May 19, 2009 President Obama's ambitious plan could serve as a rallying cry for the same groups that killed the Clinton health initiative 16 years ago. TAGS: health care, health, Republican, president

Dragging health records into the Digital Age

May 18, 2009 Federal funding and new tech are speeding efforts to digitize America's medical practices. But are they ready to forge into a paperless existence? TAGS: Kaiser Permanente, e-health, insurance company, hospital, health care, health, insurance, patient, tablet, rest

AOL founder launches health care Web site

April 19, 2007 RevolutionHealth.com puts consumers at the center of managing their health care--a trend, analysts say, already under way online. TAGS: WebMD, health care, pharmaceutical company, health, founder, America Online Inc., trend, portal

Medical records mashup would span a lifetime

December 7, 2006 Five major companies have joined forces and invested in what appears to be the ultimate personal medical-records database. TAGS: health care, health, nonprofit organization, lifetime, doctor, Intel, U.S., database

The possible cure for health care ills

July 31, 2007 There's little on the surface that's attractive about the health care industry, says CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos. Except maybe medical devices. TAGS: medical device, health care, health, doctor, patient, America

Sage takes a $565 million shot at medical software

August 9, 2006 EPS buy marks company's first foray into health care management as paperless doctors' offices gain in popularity. TAGS: Sage Software, doctor, health care, office, physician, management, health

Microsoft coughs up for health care software

July 26, 2006 It acquires Azyxxi, database software for patient records, and lays plans to spread the technology nationwide. TAGS: health care, hospital, health, patient, database software, Washington D.C., Microsoft Corp., database

Taking the pulse of eldercare tech

July 18, 2007 At the Healthcare Unbound conference, a key topic is how to support seniors, especially those a long way from doctors or family members. TAGS: health care, conference, Google Inc.

Your e-health future

May 18, 2009 special report CNET News looks at the rapidly digitizing health care industry, detailing barriers and dangers. Also: Why are so many docs Luddites? TAGS: e-health, personal health record, health care, electronic health record, health, CBS Broadcasting Inc.

Doctors' digital duty

September 12, 2006 Wayne Owens and Frank Richards say a dated medical-technology system is in a state of emergency. TAGS: e-health, health care, hospital, nation, health care company, legislation, Hurricane Katrina, doctor, health, physician, standards, Sun Microsystems Inc., president

Betting on the future of eldercare tech

July 16, 2007 Majd Alwan wants to reduce health care costs and improve care for the elderly. It's been tried before, but now he thinks it will work. TAGS: Majd Alwan, robotics, health care, evaluation, health, goal, conference, MP3

For Intel, the business side of doing good

October 22, 2007 Chairman Craig Barrett talks about WiMax, laptops for kids and how good works can help a tech company's bottom line. TAGS: Craig Barrett, education, Information and Communication Technology, society, health care, chairman, math, science, development, U.N., technology company, Intel, health

Key to funding for eldercare technologies? Pilots

July 17, 2007 Test programs provide important information as to whether a technology will work and whether people would be willing to pay for it, say panelists. TAGS: pilot, insurance company, health care company, health care, participant, insurance, General Electric Co., health, patient, IBM Corp.

Eldercare technologies must go beyond big fonts

July 16, 2007 Developing devices for the booming eldercare market takes broad awareness of limitations, analyst advises during SF conference. TAGS: Forrester Research Inc., health care, font, conference

UCSF nurses test tablet PCs

February 21, 2007 Intel and Motion Computing show off the C5 tablet PC, a digital assistant for overworked health care professionals.Photos: Intel checks into the hospital TAGS: Motion Computing Inc., tablet PC, Paul Otellini, tablet, nurse, patient, medical device, health care, hospital, health, Intel, notebook computer, CEO, PC, information technology

Chambers: Businesses to adopt YouTube model

December 4, 2006 At conference in Hong Kong, Cisco Systems' CEO says "in the future, it will be about producing it yourself." TAGS: John Chambers, Cisco Systems Inc., Hong Kong, YouTube, health care, conference, CEO, video
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