Google Health
May 21st, 2008 . by Markus - Add a Comment
After more than a year of development Google has just released Google Health on Monday, an online service where anyone can get a membership and store their health records.
Although many people will be debating about the security issues about giving out your private medical records to Google, many others are talking up the benefits of such a service. Google Health comes only months after Google’s main rival Microsoft released a very similar service, HealthVault.
“We’ve been talking about Google Health for a year,” wrote Marissa Mayer, the Google vice president, Search Products & User Experience, in a blog posting.
“How many of us have touched, or even seen, our medical records? In this day and age of information, isn’t it crazy that you don’t have a copy of your medical records under your control? You could use those records to develop a better understanding of your health and ultimately get better care. It’s your data about your own health; why shouldn’t you own and control it?”
To access Google Health you must either sign up to Google, or you can use your existing account;
- Sign in here, https://www.google.com/health
- Follow the steps and you will be able to add and access your medical files.


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