Modern Day Hatfield-McCoy: Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault
The Hatfields and McCoys, a metaphor for a modern day high-tech industry rivalry centered on personal health records (PHRs) unfolding between Google Health, Microsoft HealthVault and other PHR vendors. A metaphor that only a West Virginia health care lawyer can really appreciate.
Thanks to a tweet by @2healthguru for pointing out the cnet news article, Microsoft, Google in healthy competition, provides a good overview of the developing PHR movement and some insight into the future. However, I’m a bit concerned by the accuracy of the article when I see two of the individuals mentioned in the article (Matthew Holt and Dave deBronkart) tweeting (here and here) that they weren’t really interviewed for the article.
Later this week I will be in D.C.along with others testifying at the Hearing on Personal Health Records before the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Subcommittee on Privacy, Confidentiality and Security . The Subcommittee is looking at the future of the PHR marketplace and consumer-facing health information technology.
The story of the Hatfield-McCoy feud is woven into the fabric of southern West Virginia lore along the Tug River and well known by all West Virginians. Above is a photo of the West Virginia Hatfield […]
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