Google Health Stores Medical Records

By Geoff Duncan
May 20, 2008

Amid privacy concerns, Google has launched Google Health, a password-protected online service that lets users store an online version of their medical records.

After Google Health, a system that enables users to store an online version of their medical records so doctors, healthcare providers, and other authorized parties can access a consistent, centralized set of health data about an individual, and users can control and monitor who has access to their medical information. Google is tagging the service as being in beta form, and plans to both expand and refine its offerings over time.

As might be expected, online storage of health records raises a wealth of privacy and security concerns, and Google says it is storing medical information in a wholly separate infrastructure than the company's other operations, and as implemented additional layers of security to ensure information is securely stored. Users will have control over who can access ...

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