RIP: Google Health
Old time readers of CloudAve know how myself and Zoli are very interested in the online health records and we both expected Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault to solve these pain points (for our posts on this topic, click here). After the initial buzz, Google Health faded off from the radar of many people. Now [...]
Google Health Will Not Belly Flop but You Have to Take Charge
A few months ago I blasted both Google Health and Microsoft Healthvault for not being patient-focused – but I am not giving up on them. Later Krish discussed how adding pharmacy chains boost the value Google Health can provide. Just like the pharmacy story, today’s dispute relates to data transfer into these systems. Google Health [...]
Google Health Gets A Boost With The Addition Of CVS Pharmacy
Image via CrunchBase Google Health, the SaaS approach to Health Care records by Google Inc., received a boost today with the addition of CVS pharmacy to the list of pharmacies they support. I am a great sucker of online health records and, even though I was not greatly impressed, I had a neutral opinion about [...]
The Sorry State of Health 2.0 – Google Health & Microsoft HealthVault
Ever since I started actively managing my parents’ health care I’ve been a heavy user of electronic health records and communication systems, and I am immensely frustrated. Frustrated at the paper-based world we’re facing in the 21st century, but also at my peers, reviewers in the media, blogs, when they discuss new developments in the [...]
Putting Health Records Online
When I offered my predictions for 2009 on Cloud Computing to Sys-Con Media, I mentioned about how Health 2.0 will pick up steam in 2009. We will see a stronger support towards Health 2.0 with Microsoft and Google leading the way. Any attempt by Obama administration to revamp healthcare will include a Health 2.0 strategy. [...]
