Microsoft HealthVault is officially shutting down in November
While the end of HealthVault is admission of failure for the company's initial forays into health, Microsoft has refocused its efforts in the industry toward the enterprise market.
Microsoft, Oxford Biomedica to apply cloud, machine learning to improving gene therapy
The partnership between the US software giant and UK-based biotech company is designed to increase the yield and improve the purity of lentiviral vectors in gene therapy.
The Power of One: Redefining Healthcare with an AI-Driven Unified Platform
In a landscape where complexity has long been the norm, the power of one lies not just in unification, but in intelligence and automation.
Bill Gates on 2019’s five breakthrough healthcare technologies
The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist's choices for the healthcare innovations that have the potential to change the world range from personalized cancer vaccines to voice assistants.
Microsoft will shut down its Health Dashboard site and Band apps
On May 31, Microsoft will pull the plug on its Health Dashboard site and remove its Band applications from the Microsoft Store, Google Play and Apple App store.
Microsoft pushes forward on healthcare communication and data capabilities
The new tools build on the company's Azure cloud platform and allow more efficient and secure communication and sharing of personal health information.
ZocDoc exec joins Amazon-Berkshire-JP Morgan healthcare group as CTO
Serkan Kutan, a veteran of Microsoft, Amazon and Goldman Sachs, most recently served as the chief technology officer for online appointment booking company ZocDoc.
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Esperion Sets Its Sights on New Areas While Maintaining Commitment to Cardiovascular Health
In a recent interview, Esperion president and CEO, Sheldon Koenig talks about the reality of statin intolerance and his company’s expansion into new diseases
Microsoft’s venture fund invests in healthcare startup Innovaccer
The San Francisco-based company, which was founded in 2014, offers a solution that lets organizations integrate data from various sources (like EMR systems and claims files) into a single platform.
Why this Microsoft exec chose to join Providence St. Joseph Health as CIO
In a Q&A, B.J. Moore discussed how his tech experience at Microsoft will inform his work at Providence St. Joseph Health, where he will start as CIO on January 28.
Walgreens and Microsoft partner on healthcare delivery innovation
The 7-year strategic partnership is meant to combine Microsoft's AI and cloud infrastructure with Walgreens' retail footprint and outpatient services to create new tech-enabled ways of accessing and receiving care.
John Doerr thinks Amazon Prime Health is on the horizon
Doerr led Kleiner Perkins' investment into Amazon back in 1995 and was a long-time board member for the company.
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Enhanced Direct Enrollment: Georgia Access and the Power of Partnership
Across the nation, state-based health insurance exchanges are searching for ways to better serve their communities while making enrollment easier, more personal, and more accessible for everyone.
Which new healthcare entrant will make the biggest splash?
A Reaction Data survey asked C-suite healthcare executives from provider organizations to weigh in on which non-traditional healthcare company — such as Apple, Amazon, Walmart and Google — will have the biggest impact on the industry.
Microsoft expands healthcare team as it eyes the cloud
Jim Weinstein, former president and CEO of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, and Josh Mandel, former leader of the health IT ecosystem work at Verily, have joined the Microsoft Healthcare team.
St. Jude, Microsoft and DNAnexus reveal cloud-based repository of genomics data for researchers
St. Jude Cloud lets researchers view over 5,000 whole-genome, 5,000 whole-exome and 1,200 RNA-Seq datasets from more than 5,000 pediatric cancer patients and survivors.
Alleging copyright infringement, Microsoft sues Community Health Systems
In the complaint, the tech giant says CHS allowed its divested entities to continue using Microsoft's software.
Ochsner Health System uses AI to detect early warning signs in patients
In an effort to reduce adverse events, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based system has adopted an artificial intelligence platform powered by cloud and AI technologies from Microsoft and Epic.