Medseek launches pilot for eHealth system

Medseek, a provider of enterprise eHealth systems, announced the launch of its pilot personal health management application with MedStar Health, a non-profit healthcare organization in Columbia, Md.

The web-based application, built with Medseek’s patient portal platform, allows patients to access clinical information about their hospital stay, save it to their personal health record created on the Microsoft HealthVault technology platform and share it with their care providers, according to the Birmingham, Ala.-based Medseek.

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