Salesforce.com, Philips Launch Health Cloud Revolution

Salesforce and Philips last week announced they had teamed up on a cloud computing initiative designed to transform existing healthcare platforms. The companies plan to create an open cloud-based healthcare platform that will allow everyone from software developers to health insurance companies to connect and exchange information via Salesforce's health cloud. The ultimate goal is to streamline several aspects of healthcare, optimizing the experience both for providers and patients.