Google Health Begins Pilot Test
Tags: Google, Google Health
Google has announced its latest product, i.e. Google Health is no longer being a stealth mode, and already began its journey of pilot test. The first test center will be at the Cleveland Clinic where some 1,500 patients will start to test the Google Health service. Despite the fact that people are skeptical about the medical data being stored by an Internet company, Google stated that this product will only help users to keep their health records more secure, portable, accessible and useful. You can realize that there is a lot of sanguine reasons for Google in this product and believed that they shall succeed.
If you trust on Google’s principle: You can make money without doing evil, then continue to do so if you believe that Google Health is appealing to you. However, bear in mind that this product will not be available generally to users until second-quarter of 2008.
via [AFP]
February 23rd, 2008 at 4:13 am
People is really sensible to the confidentiality of their medical data. It is critical information.
The danger with Google Health and HealthVault is that somebody in the future crack their security systems.
Also the fact about a private company getting data about your health must concern us.
There is an alternative, http://www.keyose.com/, designed by the doctor that described the first case of Wiiitis, its philosophy is based on total anonymous users. A smart mechanism allows the store of clinical record without asking you any personal data (not even your email).
Confidentiality is in such a way assured.