Attenda Limited has announced a new agreement with Microsoft to help facilitate the launch of Microsoft HealthVault – a privacy and security-enhanced, cloud-based data repository – in the UK.
Already fully operational in the US and Canada, officials said bringing Microsoft HealthVault to the UK is part of an effort to help bridge the gap between personal health data and the professional medical and healthcare organizations.
“We are delighted to have been selected to work with Microsoft as its strategic hosting partner for HealthVault," said Simon Hansford, vice president of service strategy a marketing for Attenda. "As a Microsoft Gold Partner, we have extensive experience in delivering critical applications and infrastructure managed services using Microsoft technologies. This is combined with a long term relationship hosting nhs.uk and multiple Trusts and PCTs.”
At launch, Microsoft is partnering with MSN and Nuffield Health to provide applications that enable wellness management. Microsoft officials said data can be entered manually by an individual or automatically from a range of compatible devices, such as weight scales, blood pressure monitors and pedometers.
