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What's new in Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare

This article provides details about the latest updates to Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. To see a comprehensive list of released and upcoming features, see the following resources:

November 2024

Feature Documentation
Healthcare data solutions in Microsoft Fabric are now generally available Overview of healthcare data solutions in Microsoft Fabric
Healthcare data explorer in Microsoft Fabric is now rebranded as Discover and build cohorts (preview) in healthcare data solutions Overview of discover and build cohorts (preview) in healthcare data solutions
CMS claims data transformations (preview) in healthcare data solutions Overview of CMS claims data transformations (preview) in healthcare data solutions
SDOH datasets - Transformations (preview) in healthcare data solutions Overview of SDOH datasets - Transformations (preview) in healthcare data solutions
Care management analytics (preview) in healthcare data solutions Overview of care management analytics (preview) in healthcare data solutions
Patient outreach analytics (preview) in healthcare data solutions Overview of patient outreach analytics (preview) in healthcare data solutions

October 2024

Feature Documentation
Healthcare application templates (preview) in Microsoft Purview Overview of healthcare application templates (preview) in Microsoft Purview
Integrate DAX Copilot with Microsoft Fabric (preview) Overview of DAX Copilot integration with Microsoft Fabric (preview)

July 2024

Feature Documentation
Availability in additional regions International availability of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare
DICOM data transformation in healthcare data solutions (preview) Overview of DICOM data transformation in healthcare data solutions (preview)

April 2024

Note

Patient trends (missed appointments model) was previously offered in preview mode to allow users to test its functionality. However, effective April 2024, the solution is no longer supported, and deployment via the Microsoft Cloud Solution Center is discontinued.

Feature Documentation
FHIRlink connector is now generally available Set up FHIRlink connector
FHIRlink connector samples
Orchestrate notebook execution with Fabric pipelines for healthcare data solutions (preview) Orchestrate healthcare data solutions (preview) notebook execution using Fabric pipelines
New supporting tables added to virtual health data tables Virtualized tables

March 2024

Feature Documentation
Healthcare data solutions in Microsoft Fabric (preview) Overview of healthcare data solutions in Microsoft Fabric (preview)
Healthcare data explorer (preview) in Microsoft Fabric Healthcare data explorer (preview) in Microsoft Fabric

December 2023

Feature Documentation
New supporting tables added to virtual health data tables Virtualized tables
FHIRlink connector (preview) Set up FHIRlink connector (preview)
FHIRlink connector (preview) samples

November 2023

Feature Documentation
Patient journeys are now generally available Configure patient journeys
Use patient journeys

October 2023

Feature Documentation
Reference architecture updates Overview of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare reference architectures
Care management for payors is now generally available Care management for payors
Unified member view is now generally available Unified member view: A member 360 solution for payors
Patient journey with virtual health data tables is now generally available Configure patient journey with virtual health data tables
Use patient journey with virtual health data tables
Virtual health data table events are now generally available Overview of virtual health data table events
Use virtual health data table events
New version of the Healthcare data pipeline template Dataverse healthcare APIs: Use Healthcare data pipeline template to deploy Azure Logic Apps
Updated documentation for care management (provider experience) Care management: Coordinate care plans and care teams
Azure FHIR sync agent is now retired and isn't included in the Data integration toolkit Overview of Data integration toolkit
Virtual Clinic is now retired Virtual Clinic (retired)

August 2023

Feature Documentation
Patient journey with virtual health data tables (early access) Configure patient journey with virtual health data tables (early access)
Use patient journey with virtual health data tables (early access)
Virtual health data table events (preview) Virtual health data table events (preview)
Azure Health Data Services FHIR service now supports incremental mode for bulk-import Configure bulk-import settings

July 2023

Feature Documentation
Health document intelligence: Azure Form Recognizer is now rebranded as Azure AI Document Intelligence What is Azure AI Document Intelligence?

April 2023

Feature Documentation
Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare is now available in Italy International availability of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare
Improved care plan experience (general availability) Care management: Improved care plan experience
Improved patient link experience (general availability) Unified patient view: Configure patient links
Improved care team experience (general availability) Unified patient view: Care teams
Virtual health data tables improvements Overview of virtual health data tables
Azure Synapse database templates are now rebranded as Healthcare database templates Healthcare database templates with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare
Device data support in care management (preview) Configure device data support in care management (preview)
Use device data support in care management (preview)
Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), ethnicity support, and temporal assertion in Text Analytics for health are now generally available Enhancing health equity by extraction of Social Determinants of Health from unstructured text
Live caption support for Virtual Visits (preview) Live captions
Project Health Insights (preview) What is Project Health Insights (preview)?
Azure Health Bot integration with Azure OpenAI templates (preview) Extending Azure Health Bot with Azure OpenAI Service

February 2023

Feature Documentation
Preview features in Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare Enable preview features in Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare
Patient journey (preview) Configure patient journey (preview)
Use patient journey (preview)
Unified member view (preview) Unified member view (preview): A member 360 solution for payors

January 2023

Feature Documentation
Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare trial now supports Patient outreach Sign up for a free limited trial of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare
Create care plans using templates with the improved care plan experience Care management: Improved care plan experience
Integration of Virtual Clinic capabilities into the Care management and Healthcare Administration applications Virtual Clinic

December 2022

Feature Documentation
Hospitalizations dashboard in Patient population dashboard (preview) Patient population dashboard (preview): Hospitalizations

November 2022

Feature Documentation
Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare trial experience available in more regions and languages Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare trial FAQ
Expanded language support for Text Analytics for health Language support for Text Analytics for health

October 2022

Feature Documentation
Healthcare data pipeline template to orchestrate FHIR data ingestion into your Dataverse environment Healthcare data pipeline template
Dataverse healthcare APIs now support writeback capability Overview of writeback for Dataverse healthcare APIs
Improved care plan experience in Care management Improved care plan experience
Patient population dashboard (preview) Configure patient population dashboard (preview)
Use patient population dashboard (preview)
Teams embedded voice calling with the patient (preview) in Patient service center Voice calling with the patient (preview)
Sync admin for FHIR is now rebranded as Data integration toolkit Overview of Data integration toolkit
Health assistant is now rebranded as Patient insight cards Configure patient insight cards
Use patient insight cards
Deprecation of Azure FHIR Sync Agent Overview of Azure FHIR Sync Agent

September 2022

Feature Documentation
Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare reference architectures documentation Overview of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare reference architectures

August 2022

Feature Documentation
Azure Synapse database templates are now generally available for integration with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare Azure Synapse database templates with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare
Patient trends (preview) Get started with patient trends (preview)
Use patient trends (preview)
Patient snapshot control (preview) Patient snapshot control for patient form (preview)
Use patient snapshot (preview)
Health document intelligence: Accelerate your business process by automating information extracted from your health documents What is Azure Form Recognizer?
Form Recognizer Studio
Get started with Form Recognizer Studio

July 2022

Feature Documentation
Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare trial experience is available in the United States Sign up for a free limited trial of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare
Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare trial FAQ
Dataverse healthcare APIs are now generally available Overview of Dataverse healthcare APIs

April 2022

Feature Documentation
Availability in additional regions International availability of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare
Unified patient view is now generally available Configure unified patient view
Use unified patient view
Virtual health data tables are now generally available Overview of virtual health data tables
Get started page for Care management is now generally available Get started
Health analytics and usability improvements for Care management Care Plan Activities Dashboard
Patient links Patient links
Microsoft Cloud Solution Center updates What is Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare?
Tenant-based licensing How to buy Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare?

February 2022

Feature Documentation
Get started page for Care management (preview) Get started
Health analytics and usability improvements for Care management (preview) Care Plan Activities Dashboard (early access)
Patient links in Care management (early access) Patient links
Cerner EHR support for scheduling (Microsoft Teams virtual appointments) Virtual appointments with Teams - Integration into Cerner EHR

December 2021

Feature Documentation
Unified patient view (preview) Configure unified patient view (preview)

Use unified patient view (preview)
Project virtual health data tables (preview) Configure project virtual health data tables (preview)

November 2021

Feature Documentation
Sync admin for FHIR Configure Sync admin for FHIR
Sync admin for FHIR FAQ

October 2021

June 2021

Feature Documentation
Use multiple medical identifiers Multiple medical identifiers
Merge patients with patient links Patient links
FHIR Sync Agent update provides expansion maps Add expansion maps