NEW YORK - Microsoft Corp. made its first foray Monday into the growing consumer health care market with its acquisition of Medstory, a closely held company that is developing an Internet search engine for health information.
Microsoft didn't reveal the purchase price. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer made the announcement of the acquisition during his keynote at the Health Information and Management Systems Society Conference in New Orleans Monday. He also announced The Connected Health Framework Architecture and Design Blueprint, the first in a series of guidance documents and tools Microsoft has created for health care providers.
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