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Helping survivors become heroes
The world is searching for ways to fight COVID-19, leading to a surge of research efforts to create effective therapies. Thankfully, as the human immune system learns to fight off the disease and people recover, we see some very promising…
In the news | Microsoft Transform
How international health care organizations are using bots to help fight COVID-19
As the coronavirus pandemic began spreading across Europe earlier this year, the number of calls to Emergency Medical Services Copenhagen quickly ramped up. The organization, which provides emergency care for about one-third of Denmark’s population, saw calls to its emergency…
In the news | Providence News
Swedish and Microsoft partner to build the COVID-19 Emergency Response (CERA) app
Like many systems around the nation, Swedish Health Services found itself with overwhelmed with the increasing number of COVID-19 patients. Microsoft and Swedish joined forces over the past two weeks to build an app that helps hospital staff monitor resources…
In the news | Microsoft Transform
Responding to COVID-19 together
As the world responds to the outbreak of COVID-19, our thoughts are with the people affected and the medical professionals working around the clock to help those most in need. At Microsoft, we’re working to do our part by ensuring…
In the news | Microsoft Industry Blogs
Supporting your healthcare organization and community during crises
Before working for Microsoft I worked for the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK for nine years, and we had to deal with complex and significant situations regularly, but nothing with the scale and impact of the current pandemic…
In the news | ZDNet
Microsoft’s Healthcare Bot service helps power CDC’s COVID-19 assessment bot
Microsoft is continuing to step up its internal and external efforts to fight the COVID-19 coronavirus. Last week, Microsoft announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is using Microsoft's Healthcare chat bot service to power its…
In the news | Official Microsoft Blog
Delivering information and eliminating bottlenecks with CDC’s COVID-19 assessment bot
In a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s not only important to deliver medical care but to also provide information to help people make decisions and prevent health systems from being overwhelmed. Microsoft is helping with this challenge by offering…
In the news | Microsoft Healthcare and Life Sciences Blog
Health Bot – Instance Management and Version Control Best Practices
The Microsoft Health Bot Service is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that is a perfect compliment to any Patient Engagement Strategy. The Healthcare Bot supports common healthcare scenarios such as Review of Symptom Triage, Appointment Scheduling using FHIR…
In the news | Microsoft Industry Blogs
Today’s technology is transforming home health care
Public health organizations are chartered with ensuring the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Their scope of responsibility is wide-ranging and varies from country to country, and they are required to provide direct healthcare services to their citizens,…