[Person-ontology] Microsoft HealthVault

[Schoening, James R Mr CIV USA AMC]

All,
	Microsoft just announced and released their HealthVault service,
to enable individuals to assemble and control their health information.
See https://account.healthvault.com.

	This is similar to my vision for the potential of Higgins, but
with key differences.  Below are some of the HealthVault data elements.

	Here are a few differences I suspect (after a quick review):

1. Microsoft stores people's data, period.  I suspect people will get
locked into MS.  Higgins is open, so individuals can store data on their
own computer or with any provider they choose.

2. I suspect this data model is based on a taxonomy at best.    

3. Even the profile data looks overly simplistic to me.  For example, I
have three phone numbers with rules for when to call me at which number.
What does "City" mean?  I live in one town, but have a mailing address
from another town.   I think we can do much better with Person-Ontology.

4. Can this HealthVault set be extended into specialty areas?  Who
extends it, Microsoft or industry groups?  I believe Person-Ontology can
be designed and released so industry and other groups can develop
extensions. 

5. This is limited to health information.  Person-ontology and Higgins
will attempt to provide a base to cover all major areas of personal
information. Of course, this will require specialty groups to develop
each domain ontology.

6. I wonder if Microsoft would claim rights to this list of data
elements, especially the list of medical categories.

	These are just some initial cursory thoughts.  

	Note: I'll be away until Tuesday night.

Jim Schoening    

 Here's the list of just some of the data elements from Microsoft
HealthVault:

Title
Last Name
Middle Name
First Name
Suffix
E-mail Address
Phone
Street Address:
City:
State/Province:
ZIP or Postal Code:
Country/Region:
Birthday:
Gender:
Ethnicity:
Language:

Categories of information that can be shared: 

Blood Glucose Measurement 
Microbiology Lab Test Result 
Weight Measurement 
Blood Pressure Measurement 
Spirometer Measurement 
Aerobic Exercise Session 
Condition 
Password Protected Package 
Aerobic Profile 
Personal Contact Information 
Height Measurement 
Asthma Inhaler 
Daily Dietary Intake 
Life Goal 
Cardiac Profile 
Device 
Immunization 
Continuity of Care Record 
Discharge Summary 
Insurance Plan 
Diabetic Profile 
Emotional State 
Emergency or Provider Contact 
Advance Directive 
Encounter 
Medical Problem 
Medication 
Healthcare Proxy 
Procedure 
Weekly Aerobic Exercise Goal 
Family History 
Radiology Lab Result 
Allergy 
Documents (File) 
Respiratory Profile 
Allergic Episode 
HbA1C 
Sleep Session 
Medical Annotation 
Insulin Injection 
Sleep Related Activity 
Application-Specific Information 
Insulin Injection Use 
Vital Signs 
Appointment 
Lab Test Result 
Weight Goal 
Asthma Inhaler Usage 
Web Resource (Link)