HealthVault breaks free from the desktop!

re: HealthVault breaks free from the desktop!

Sean Nolan — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:42:00 GMT

DavidF --- we aren't actively building a 6.5 application, but the authorization protocols we built for mobile should work with them just fine. I would love to see an enterprising developer build for the 6.5 phones out there!

The other option is that we will continue to enhance the mobile web site, which should work fine on 6.5-based browsers, so even without a dedicated app your HV data will be accessible.

---S

re: HealthVault breaks free from the desktop!

Sean Nolan — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:05:24 GMT

DavidP, we'd love to see more providers get connected in exactly the way you are describing! Our first cut at the mobile interface at healthvault.com makes sure you have the information available when you're in the waiting room, but of course the real win is when you can just send it electronically.

Traditionally the problem here has been that there hasn't been a "standard" way to send the information to provider's electronic systems. You might start by looking at formats like the "Continuity of Care Document" or "Continuity of Care Record" --- these are gaining some popularity.

You also might try posting your interest at the HealthVault forums at http://msdn.com/healthvault, to see if you can find some like-minded individuals to help work on your project.

Good luck!

---S

re: HealthVault breaks free from the desktop!

davidpendergast@mac,com — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:38:15 GMT

Medical records application for your smartphone

I would like to develop an app that could be used by individuals to monitor their health using their smart phone to keep their own records. The same information could also be used by health care providers to be informed and to update records of patients on an ongoing basis.

Every time I go to a doctors office for any reason I am asked to show up at the office 30 minutes ahead of my appointment so that I can update the records. Why couldn’t this be handled in a few seconds through a wireless interface between my smart phone and the doctors office medical records computer? For that matter why couldn’t that happen via internet as well? This would require a standard format that could be built into an app that could be easily filled out either at a PC or smartphone or any other PDA device. It would include relevant health information like current medications, surgeries, allergies, diet, weight, blood glucose levels. blood pressure readings, therapies etc. and would allow the patient to input specific and or unique data pertaining to up coming visit.

How could such an app be created, marketed? I’d like to work on this as a project that could be helpful to patients and medical professionals, cut down on paper work, facilitate communications between patients and medical pros, even between medical service providers.

What are your thoughts about how to get something like this together. I need technical help re building such an app and also would need to have a strategy for getting the format together to accumulate and manage the information. I’m sure that there are privacy issues to be addressed as well and probable legal matters pertaining to medical records.

I’d welcome your ideas and thoughts about this project

re: HealthVault breaks free from the desktop!

David Forsberg — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:22:16 GMT

Is a Windows Mobile 6.5 HealthVault app available, or will it become available soon? I know the focus is now on 7.0, but those of us still living in the pre-7.0 world would like to beleive that we will not be forgotten by Microsoft.

re: HealthVault breaks free from the desktop!

Sean Nolan — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:39:23 GMT

Ktg419 --- see my previous comment response and blog post here: blogs.msdn.com/.../healthvault-mobile-libraries-for-ios-and-android-check.aspx ... iOS library was released a few weeks ago! Link is: github.com/.../HealthVault-Mobile-iOS-Library.

re: HealthVault breaks free from the desktop!

Ktg419 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:18:40 GMT

According to this, the Apple version for iPad and IPhone should be out now...... BUT.....Where can I find it? Anybody know?

re: HealthVault breaks free from the desktop!

Sean Nolan — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:29:05 GMT

Lin --- thanks for the note! We are working with a partner (iSoftStone) to make HealthVault available in China as quickly as possible.

The folks helping us there have also mentioned the different interpretations of "Vault" so we may end up seeing a different branding, I'm not sure.

Can't wait to be able to support you as a user. Thanks again!

---S

re: HealthVault breaks free from the desktop!

Sean Nolan — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:25:01 GMT

David --- posted the links for iOS and Android libraries just last week; see here: blogs.msdn.com/.../healthvault-mobile-libraries-for-ios-and-android-check.aspx ... hope you build something awesome with them. Let me know if you run into any trouble. ---S

re: HealthVault breaks free from the desktop!

David G. — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:38:57 GMT

Hi, you mentioned 5 weeks ago, than in few weeks Android App was going to be available... How many weeks left for this to be released? Thank you.

re: HealthVault breaks free from the desktop!

Lin Zhi — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:30:25 GMT

Hi, Sean, I am Lin from China.

It is great to find a person working in the HealthVault project.

I am a Microsoft fan. I want to try this service but an Identity Code is necessary which stops me to register.

Another thing is naming. There are multiple means about "Vault", "a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables" is good in Chinese while "a burial chamber (usually underground)" is not good in our mind.

However since the service is not available in China, it is not emergent to rename it.(azhilin@hotmail.com)