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Coming Soon: Your Medical Info on the Net

Posted Jul 1, 08 8:05 PM CDT in Science & Health,  Technology 

(Newser) – Both Google and Microsoft are working on programs that allow patients to store their medical information online, reports the MIT Technology Review. Google Health was released in May, 7 months after Microsoft's HealthVault. Both programs will eventually gather test results and info from hospitals and share them with doctors and other health care providers.

All patients have the legal right to their own medical records, but the information is often difficult to get. Many doctors and hospitals still don't use electronic records, and privacy advocates have expressed concerns. Microsoft and Google hope that the new tools will allow customers to feel a greater sense of ownership over their medical information.

Source MIT Technology Review

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The new compatibility of all HoMedics blood pressure units with Microsoft HealthVault, a web-based platform for consumers' health data, offers another advanced tool to help achieve optimum wellness.   (AP Photo)
Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO of Google, addresses attendees of the Healthcare Information and Management System Society Conference in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO of Google, addresses attendees of the Healthcare Information and Management System Society Conference in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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