It's finally here: Drumroll, Please: Google Health Launches!
If you use any of the Google applications (like Gmail), it's just as easy as all the others:
It will be interesting to see if this and HealthVault have an impact on how patients interact with their medical service providers. The privacy and security issues are certain to remain a significant barrier to adoption. Only time will tell.
UPDATE (5/23/08): See Delving Into Google Health's Privacy Concerns
UPDATE (5/24/08): Apparently this Slashdot reference is "uninformed": Why Google Health and HealthVault are not covered by HIPAA.
UPDATE (7/6/08): I ran across this post that talks about Microsoft HealthVault security: You Will Never Get It Microsoft. Here's a quote from it:
Microsoft obviously think that I don't know how HealthVault works. I don't have to know how it works, I only know that it will and can be abused one day.
