Here are five takeaways:
1. Prior to this collaboration, John Hopkins created Project Emerge, a tablet-based app that compiled all patient data in one place. Healthcare providers could access information from various records and tests through the single app.
2. Project Emerge also included a more social feature, in which families could load music or television shows for patients to enjoy.
3. Microsoft enters the game with its cloud technology, which brings real-time capabilities to the app.
4. Johns Hopkins will incorporate Microsoft’s Azure computers, which offers a large amount of storage and analytics. All of this information will be connected across platforms.
5. The goal of the collaboration is to simplify data access, so no potential life-threatening situations are overlooked due to missed information.
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