Quest, Microsoft platform allows shared lab results

Working together, laboratory testing giant Quest Diagnostics and Microsoft have created an infrastructure allowing patients and doctors to share diagnostic lab test results online. The effort relies on Microsoft HealthVault, a personal health record technology now in use in a variety of settings.

The portal, known as Care360, can transfer test results in a HIPAA-compliant format to a protected account when a patient requests them. The account will store past and present lab records.

According to Quest, more than 140,000 physicians in the U.S.--a pretty significant number--are using the Care360 network to order lab tests and results, as well as e-prescribe drugs and upload clinical data. The Microsoft PHR platform serves as a place to store, organize and manage the information, the companies said.

To learn more about the portal:
- read this Healthcare IT News piece

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