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stored documents (or entered directly by the patient/user) is stored in a secure,
encrypted database with privacy set by the user. In addition, the platform allows
anonymous Internet searches for health topics as well as interfaces to and from a
number of health and communications devices and data sources, including fax,
physiologic monitoring tools, and laboratory and encounter reports.
Still in development, a number of vendor organizations, including the American
Heart Association, Johnson & Johnson LifeScan, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital,
the Mayo Clinic, and MedStar Health are partnering with HealthVault to build
applications and infrastructures that support and use PHR data. 35
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