The new service is available to all registered Google users. They are provided with services such as a personal health profile, importing medical records, searching for medical services, finding a doctor.
gives users access to their medical records and medical information. In addition, it allows users to create and save their own medical histories, as well as consult doctors and consult specialists.
The service will also be useful in case of emergency hospitalization. In this case, doctors just need to connect to the system to get complete information about the admitted patient. Also, the service is convenient for treatment in different clinics and simultaneous observation by several doctors.
All user data is protected by username and password. Google Health fully supports the 1996 HIPAA health data security standards. To simplify the work of doctors with Google Health, the system supports the export of data from offline applications.
Before introducing the open beta version of Google Health, the company used it behind closed doors to test several thousand patients and volunteers at a clinic in Cleveland, USA.