The technologies coming out of .NET for Healthcare will allow people to access and manage their own information. Vigano stresses that the user retains control over who has access to information. New Technologies and New Scenarios for Healthcare Microsoft is currently collaborating with the medical and technology industries to bring to life scenarios that could change the way patients and providers see healthcare. George predicts that healthcare will be transformed by the increase in patient and consumer use of the Internet to explore treatment alternatives and assume major decision-making roles. Second, since chronic disease accounts for 79 percent of healthcare spending, its management is a critical need.
Patients can schedule appointments and then go online and actually visit with their doctor.
What I'm seeing emerge in .NET is the potential to aggregate, store and make available information from anywhere. Healthcare is very much an industry that's struggling. Our hospitals are not flushed with cash and our providers are very much feeling the pinch. We don't have millions of dollars in excess capital to drive the changes and adopt some of the technologies that are available in other industries. According to Crounse, .NET captures the essence of the healthcare industry.