TalkWhat We’re Talking About This Week: Google Health, Microsoft & Personal Health Records
Although not directly related to genetics, it’s not surprising that we’ve been talking around the water cooler about the unauthorized preview of Google Health.
Says David Hamilton over at VentureBeat, “Overall, it seems a solid but unremarkable effort, one that probably wouldn’t even merit much attention were it not from Google. Of course, that makes all the difference, since a groundswell of patients who want their doctors to use Google medical records might actually encourage more doctors to adopt electronic systems.” Exactly. Never underestimate the power of the patient in an increasingly consumer-driven health care system.
See NYTimes coverage, an unenthusiastic review at In Vivo Blog, and colorful discussion at the Wall Street Journal’s Health Blog.
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