Comments on: Healthcare Informatics Webinar: Google, Microsoft, & Dossia Create the Personal Health Information Network http://e-CareManagement.com/healthcare-informatics-webinar-google-microsoft-dossia-create-the-personal-health-information-network/ Chronic Disease Management • Technology • Strategy • Issues and Trends Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:40:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Vince Kuraitis http://e-CareManagement.com/healthcare-informatics-webinar-google-microsoft-dossia-create-the-personal-health-information-network/comment-page-1/#comment-11959 Vince Kuraitis Thu, 28 May 2009 03:47:13 +0000 http://e-CareManagement.com/healthcare-informatics-webinar-google-microsoft-dossia-create-the-personal-health-information-network/#comment-11959 At first, many people don't "get" what Google is doing in health care. Think about it. Whether you're a patient or clinician, much of the major task is having the right information, at the right time, right place, etc. You're "searching" for information that you will use in making decisions. Google's core business has been "search". If you think about it this way, helping people search for health care information (e.g., for Dx, Rx) is a logical extension of Google's core business. This is just the headline -- this topic deserves much more exploration and discussion. At first, many people don’t “get” what Google is doing in health care.

Think about it.

Whether you’re a patient or clinician, much of the major task is having the right information, at the right time, right place, etc. You’re “searching” for information that you will use in making decisions.

Google’s core business has been “search”. If you think about it this way, helping people search for health care information (e.g., for Dx, Rx) is a logical extension of Google’s core business.

This is just the headline — this topic deserves much more exploration and discussion.

]]> By: medical staffing software http://e-CareManagement.com/healthcare-informatics-webinar-google-microsoft-dossia-create-the-personal-health-information-network/comment-page-1/#comment-11958 medical staffing software Wed, 27 May 2009 07:45:36 +0000 http://e-CareManagement.com/healthcare-informatics-webinar-google-microsoft-dossia-create-the-personal-health-information-network/#comment-11958 Vince, did you assist to the webinar? I think the question of: what exactly google wants in the e-health sector is vital to answer. Obviously they will not provide a clear answer, but in a kind of way it feels the big brother google, is simply to hungry for all type of markets Vince, did you assist to the webinar? I think the question of: what exactly google wants in the e-health sector is vital to answer. Obviously they will not provide a clear answer, but in a kind of way it feels the big brother google, is simply to hungry for all type of markets

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