MS joins Google, IBM, Dell, & GE in rush to Electronic Medical Records

Microsoft joins Google, IBM, Dell, General Electric, Siemens, McKesson and Cerner in the rush to profit from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act designation of $19 billion for healthcare information technology.  Microsoft acquired Sentillion Inc., a privately held company specializing in software for the healthcare industry. The Andover, Mass.-based Software as a Service (SaaS) developer supports approximately 500,000 caregivers across North America and Europe, according to Sentillion. The vendor's Single Sign-On (SSO) system was highly ranked by KLAS, an independent healthcare research firm. In fact, KLAS listed Sentillion as the 2008 industry leader for SSO.