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Google Health Lets You Search and Store Medical Records Online

by Terrence O'Brien on May 27, 2008 at 10:01 AM


After some initially vague reports, and a brief pilot program at the Cleavland Clinic, Google Health has finally gone public, albeit in beta form, like every other Google service.

Google Health allows you to store and search your medical records online. You'll be able to list conditions you have, medications you take, allergies, and procedures you've had done. There is also a medical reference guide explaining diseases and surgeries, and a search engine that allows you to find doctors based on location and specialty and add them to your contact list.

The service can also be used by doctors and hospitals to store multiple records. Google Health applies Google's ease of use, simplicity, and top notch search technologies to a field that is filled with hundreds of record keeping solutions that are often incomplete or incompatible.

Google Health will also link your profile to other health services on the web such as LiveStrong.com and ePillBox as well as automatically updating from select hospitals and pharmacies. [Source: Google Health via New York Times]

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