Google and Medical Records

I don't know. I just don't know.

Don't know what?

I don't know if I can give medical information to Google. Medical Identity theft is worse than Financial Identity theft.

Here is the Google Health Terms of Service statement and here is the Google Health Sharing Authorization statement.

Overall you don't have to put in info you don't want to. All fields are optional. Google Health has tabs for Age, Weight, Height, Conditions, Medications, Allergies, Procedures, Test results, Immunizations. Google Health allows link to Personal Health Services - Longs Drugs, Walgreen's Pharmacy, Medco, CVS Caremark, RxAmerica, Quest Diagnostics and a few others.

If you are bold enough to fill out all the fields, Google Health will update drug interactions and any notices they feel you need to be aware of.

Google Health also allows to input your own Medical Contacts. Name, address, phone, e-mail, and any notes.

Google Health also allows to search for Doctors by using combinations of location and specialty or name. Examples:

• Dr. Johnson, Los Angeles, CA
• Dr. Miller, Boston, Massachusetts
• Cardiology, Chicago
• Orthopedic Surgery, New York, NY
• Family practice, 94131