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Google Health

A personal health records (PHR) service from Google that lets people develop their own profile and document their medical history. The Google Health site provides links to diagnostic labs, pharmacies and healthcare organizations that transfer patient medical records, as well as organizations that are in business to obtain medical data from paper and electronic records. The site also has links to sites that offer health services. See Google and PHR.
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Google Health was designed to let people create and access a central repository for all of their health care information.
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Even the biggest online health information repositories are in disagreement: Google Health uses the CCR standard, while Microsoft's Health Vault uses a combination of the CCR and the CCD.
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Next, navigate to Google Health (google.com/health) where you can take the tour and explore the extensive information about the program at your leisure.
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