Health Vault

Microsoft  debuts a new web site Health Vault

The tagline Be well.  Protected.

Web site stores medical data privately.

Microsoft Corp. today introduced a Web site designed to enable people to manage and keep track of personal medical information while guaranteeing consumers' privacy.

Microsoft's HealthVault is a free site connected to a health-information search engine the company premiered last month. Users have access to a repository of health-related information and their medical histories, such as immunizations and records from doctor and hospital visits.

"Our focus is simple: to empower people to lead healthy lives," said Peter Neupert, corporate vice president of the Health Solutions Group at Microsoft.

The site targets both consumers and health care organizations, such as hospitals and insurance companies, some of which have been slow adopters of new health-information technology such as HealthVault. The goal of the Web site is to connect the entire health care system over the Internet.