Last February, Microsoft announced it was creating a new healthcare-focused research unit, Healthcare NExT. On February 28, a week ahead of the HIMMS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) medical IT conference, Microsoft is rolling out more healthcare “intelligent health” services and software.
Microsoft is making its Microsoft Genomics service generally available as of today. This service, which runs on Microsoft’s Azure cloud, is a precision medicine/genomic-processing service for medical professionals. Microsoft additionally is making generally available as of today its Azure Security and Compliance Blueprint for HIPAA/HITRUST. This guidance document is designed to help health organizations move to Azure while handling sensitive data.
