Aetna and microsoft healthvault advantages

Aetna President Mark Bertolini said the company has made "significant investments" in health information technology to advance quality of care, reduce waste and improve the overall health of its members. The partnership with Microsoft will take the capabilities one step further by allowing members to have portability, he said. According to Aetna, members will be able to log in to their Aetna PHR and transfer the information to a HealthVault account in November, where it can be stored, accessed and shared, as directed by the member.

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Hire a diverse data team. White Papers More Whitepapers. Artificial Intelligence. They fear that if they add medical information other than from the claim records like family history, smoking habits, etc. Finally, Aetna could leverage HealthVault to win more businesses with employers. Once PHR use proves to lower medical expenditure, Aetna can use it as a marketing tool to recruit more corporate clients. What will Microsoft benefit from the deal? By courting Aetna, HealthVault has access to a big pool of potential users.

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