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Stay connected with the What’s Next in Health newsletter, your source for the latest activities happening around our health products and what we’re all doing to move health and healthcare forward.

November 2011

Mayo Clinic Health System Saves Time by Deploying Microsoft Vergence

In the November issue of What's Next in Health, we feature the benefits realized by Mayo Clinic Health System through their deployment of Microsoft Vergence. We highlight the launch of the Microsoft HealthVault Emergency Profile and several new HealthVault ecosystem updates. Plus we share a variety of exciting stories featuring Microsoft Amalga, customer experiences, industry advancements and more.
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October 2011

Start Addressing Readmission Risks Today

In the October issue of What's Next in Health, we feature Microsoft Amalga capabilities for readmissions management, highlight Microsoft Amalga for PACS and share a new Microsoft HealthVault ecosystem update from Tanita. We invite you to join Microsoft at the upcoming RSNA conference and the Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit, and participate in several exciting webinars.
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September 2011

Announcing Microsoft Amalga for PACS

In this issue, we feature how Amalga helps radiologists and administrators improve their performance including an article in ImagingBiz.com that highlighted Amalga for PACS. We also introduce several new Microsoft HealthVault ecosystem updates focused on delivering client benefits in the areas of oncology, prescriptions profiles, sleep disorders and storage of medical information. We also invite you to join Microsoft at the Philips Users Conference and the RSNA Annual Meeting plus we have a webinar focused on Radiology Efficiency and two on demand webinars featuring Amalga and Vergence.
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August 2011

Microsoft Amalga Customer Wins Performance Improvement Team Award

In the August issue of What's Next in Health, read more about why Providence Alaska Medical Center received this special team award, read the Identify and Access Management article featured in PULSE+IT, check out two new customer videos, learn about some new Microsoft HealthVault ecosystem updates and consider joining us at two upcoming conferences.
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July 2011

National Experts Discuss Healthcare Information Systems and Technology at Physician-Computer Connection Symposium

In this issue, we highlight the 20th Annual Physician-Computer Connection Symposium, invite you to read the partner profiles featured on What’s Next in Health, share updates regarding the Microsoft HealthVault Ecosystem including three new applications, and invite you to check out the on-demand webinar: Charting Your Course Toward Accountable Care.
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June 2011

Microsoft Identity and Access Management Speeds Caregiver Access to Data

In this issue, we highlight Microsoft Identity and Access Management Solutions for health, announce new functionality in Amalga R2 SP3 (and better benefits for Microsoft customers), and share news about agreements, partnerships, and products in the works. Be sure to check out two new on-demand webinars: Coordinating Care across Communities with Microsoft HealthVault Community Connect and Machine Learning and Predictive Modeling in Healthcare.
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May 2011

Microsoft Connected Health Conference:
The Highlights

In this issue, we recap the Microsoft Connected Health Conference and link you to some of the great content shared at that event. There’s some exciting news: the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council will use Microsoft Amalga as the platform for the MetroChicago HIE. And we’re showcasing partners that include Health Guard, a mobile-device application from Avelon, Inc.; OfficeMate by Eyefinity, a practice management software targeted at the eyecare industry; and an advanced practice management solution from BioMedix™.
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April 2011

Illustrious Panel of Policy Thought Leaders at Microsoft Connected Health Conference

This month: Find about our new panel of distinguished policy thought leaders at the upcoming Microsoft Connected Health Conference. Read about how Microsoft Health Solutions Group solutions are making inroads internationally. See what our HealthVault partners, Withings, Fitbit, MyMedSchedule.com, Pulse and Orbit, are up to. Take advantage of several opportunities to connect at upcoming events or learn more about what others are doing by checking out on-demand webinars featuring several of our customers.
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March 2011

Four Top Health Systems Find Better Ways to Coordinate Care and Engage Patients and Families

Learn how 4 health systems are implementing Microsoft HealthVault Community Connect. Find out how Microsoft is delivering online encrypted email functionality for HealthVault using Direct Project Security protocols and how Philips and Microsoft are collaborating to streamline radiology workflow and processes. We’re showcasing Tanita’s Healthy Edge and Health Ware, INTEGRIS’s Personal Health Record, Health Tracker by VitaLib, and automatic alerts by PhoneFactor. Read about new and improved HealthVault features and how EMR providers are joining the TELUS health space.
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February 2011

Welcome to the Premiere Issue of What's Next in Health

Learn more about the launch of WhatsNextinHealth.com, the release of Microsoft Amalga UIS Release 2 Service Pack 2, and how Brooks Rehabilitation is using Microsoft HealthVault Community Connect. We’re showcasing Harmony Patient Portal by PPD, Good Health Gateway’s E-Health Blood Pressure Management System, IZaware’s personalized immunization forecasts, and a wireless fingertip pulse oximeter from Nonin.
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Microsoft is committed to improving health around the world through software innovation. Over the past 13 years, Microsoft has steadily increased its investments in health, with a focus on addressing the challenges of health providers, health and social services organizations, payers, consumers and life sciences companies worldwide. Microsoft closely collaborates with a broad ecosystem of partners and develops its own powerful health solutions, such as Amalga, HealthVault, and a portfolio of identity and access management technologies acquired from Sentillion Inc. in 2010. Together, Microsoft and its industry partners are working to deliver health solutions for the way people aspire to work and live.