[PLUG-TALK] Alternatives to Microsoft HealthVault?

[David Mandel]

As I said, I don't know anything about indivo.  The indivohealth.org
web site seems to point to github for the source code and a wiki for
documentation.  They also seem to have a 2 hour screen cast to look
at.  This looks promising, but I really wonder if it is ready for
prime time yet.  May be a bit bleeding edge at this point.

David Mandel

On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 2:32 PM, John Jason Jordan <johnxj at comcast.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:42:01 -0700
> David Mandel <dmandel at pdxLinux.org> dijo:
>
>>What is INDIVO?  Doesn't it claim to be some sort of Open Source
>>personally controlled health record (PCHR) system.  Don't personally
>>know anything about it other than what the wikipedia article says.
>
> I discovered Indivo and went to their website http://indivohealth.org/,
> but couldn't figure out how to use it. There was no invitation to sign
> up, no software to download, no sales pitch, no explanation; just a
> statement of how nice it is. Best I can figure out is that it is some
> kind of back end for software to be developed by or for providers or
> insurers or some group that I am supposed to be part of.
>
> What I was looking for was some web-based system to which I could
> upload test data to my secure account, where I could give a physician
> the right to look at it. Ultimately it could eliminate the need for a
> at least some office visits. There are a lot of medical devices that
> accumulate medical data, from a simple blood pressure monitor to
> complex heat monitors. Put a radio in them and a computer with a net
> connection as the intermediary, and a provider can see what is going on
> with the patient remotely at any time. You could even build warnings
> into the system so if a reading goes over a certain limit it e-mails
> the provider and patient.
>
> I'm all in favor of this use of technology. I just don't want Microsoft
> to be the one monitoring me.
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