IN3: Google Health 2018: Worst Case Scenarios [PMR, Privacy, HIPAA, Wellness]
Here is an interesting article about what could happen if Google is allowed to move forward with their plans on organizing patient medical data. It is a little scary to me to put this in to the hands of someone other than the patient. But considering how careful everyone is with their own data, that could be as scary as well.
"ANALYSIS Google Health organizes a patient's diverse medical data into a coherent on-line personal health record (PHR). The visceral reaction of many to the privacy concerns is revealing: most people think they need to keep medical data secret because they're covering something up -- with employers, insurers, loved ones, maybe even themselves. "
For equal balance...
"ANALYSIS Google Health organizes a patient's diverse medical data into a coherent on-line personal health record (PHR). At base, it's a simple convenience, good record-keeping for important information that puts the patient in control of his own data. But as the growth of the World Wide Web has shown, standardized digital information -- cheaply networked, easily accessible, interoperable and extensible -- is the foundation for great new ideas, disruptive applications and boundless innovation. Looking ahead a decade of Internet time, here are a few possible applications."
Then you decide...
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