Another new thing from Google-to help you-and me...!
Google have come up with another, useful thing! No doubt, some will say it's dangerous - Google will know absolutely everything about us, but if you think about it, it's most certainly NOT in their interests to display what they've got about you - they would be broke, in prison or dead before very long.
This one is called "Google Health" and you can read about it and start using it here (just click on the words "Google Health" below). Although intended at the moment for the American market, it is adaptable - and YOU'LL know where your health stuff can be located, as well as the originals you've already hidden somewhere......but where.....?
Posted: 16 Jul 2009 09:23 AM PDT
Do you have medical records gathering dust in a pile somewhere? As a doctor and nurse on the Google Health team, we've both had a lot of experience working directly in the healthcare system, with all the bills, insurance forms and other paper documents that come with it. We know from firsthand experience how burdensome all of these documents can be and we would like to reduce the unnecessary use of paper in patient care. As a step in that direction, Google Health recently added a feature which allows patients to upload scanned paper documents to their Google Health profile for safe storage and easy sharing.One of the most important documents you may want to store and share in Google Health is an "advance directive." An advance directive allows you to determine your end-of-life wishes so that your family and doctor can honor them if you get sick and are unable to communicate. The decision to sign an advance directive is an important and personal one, and Google Health now makes it a little bit easier. Google Health is now working with a leading advance directive provider, Caring Connections, that provides a free, downloadable form customized for all 50 states. To complete your form, download it, print it out, complete it, scan it, and upload it to Google Health. Once you've uploaded the signed form, Google Health makes it easy to share it with your caregiver.
We hope someday we'll move beyond paper, but until then Google Health can help you store your paper medical records electronically, including an advance directive, in one safe place.
Posted by Julie Wilner, R.N., Program Manager, Google Health & Roni Zeiger, M.D., Product Manager, Google Health
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