Microsoft will retain the HealthVault suite of software for health care consumers. But Microsoft's Amalga data aggregation and analytics software, as well as its single-sign-on and context management software acquired several years ago when it bought Sentillion, move to the joint venture, which the companies announced in December but have not yet named.
Amalga enables providers to combine data from disparate information systems across facilities to better understand the needs of specific patient populations, develop appropriate care plans, track progress and report on outcomes. The content management software enables the viewing from patient data from multiple disparate systems on a single screen. GE Healthcare will contribute its HIE software, called eHealth, and its Qualibria bedside clinical decision support software being developed with Intermountain Healthcare and Mayo Clinic, with production-level status expected this year.
Michael Simpson, currently vice president and general manager at GE Healthcare Information Technologies, will become CEO of the joint venture.
