Google Health - Archive medical records and find medical services

Google launched a beta test of its Google Health service to archive medical records and find medical services. Google Health allows you to upload, store, and view all of your health information in one place.

There are four basic services available on Google Health: personal Health profile, Importing of medical records, Exploring online health services, and Find Doctor or Doctor Search.

The site is a personal portal that can be used to upload, store, and view personal information, retrieve records from partners, investigate health matters, set alerts such as a reminder to take medication, and run applications that can, for example, keep track of how many miles a person has walked.

The service integrates with medical records already stored electronically at Walgreens Pharmacy, Medco, RxAmerica, Longs Drugs stores, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, Quest Diagnostics, and AllScripts.The service will never sell a patient’s information and will only share it with the patient’s permission. Google provide this service completely free. You only need Google account username and password. You can access your information anywhere, at any time. Google Health service, currently available for healthcare purposes in the USA only.Website: http://www.google.com/health/

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