Google Working with Cleveland Clinic

An interesting new move for Google is their partnership with the Cleveland Clinic to make health records available online for patients. Last week Google announced that they were working with the Cleveland Clinic to test and implement Google's new secure model for sharing health records online. The patients must give permission for their records to be added to a Google account that they can then access. Google says this is their test run but they have been working with several other insurance plans, medical groups, pharmacies and hospitals.

This new process would give the patients access to their records safely and options to manage them, when this can normally be a difficult or lengthy procedure. Many patients work with different doctors, insurance companies, or pharmacies. This new online initiative would give them the opportunity to contact and interact with these different entities through a simplified process.

At this point the option is not open to everyone, only a select few for testing the system. It is something to keep an eye on as we all know how quickly Google's endeavors can spread! They always seem to be coming up with ways to make our lives easier!

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