Friday, April 18, 2008

A First Comparison of Google Health and MS HealthVault

[Posted (on his own blog) by Vince Kuraitis on March 2, 2008. Intro only. To see the complete entry click on the title above.]

While details are thin, here’s a first pass at comparing and contrasting Google Health (GH) and Microsoft HealthVault (HV). Overall, there are many common features, some differences, and many common challenges between these two platforms.

A High Level Comparison
Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault
Personal Health Information (PHI) Platforms

There’s still not much information available about the specifics of GH, although they did release sketchy information on the Official Google Blog. I’ll comment on a few of the particulars.

Commonalities

Both are patient controlled — data is released only with patient permission.
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