Comments on: Google Health http://arthurguy.co.uk/2008/05/google-health/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:00:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Arthur http://arthurguy.co.uk/2008/05/google-health/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Arthur Wed, 21 May 2008 11:36:01 +0000 http://blog.arthurguy.co.uk/?p=37#comment-11 Admittedly the government track record on securing data hasn't been great but I am optimistic about the new system. In between 10 and 20 billion pounds have been invested in the spine (the backbone to the CRS) and related systems and the final aim sounds good. No matter what hospital or GP surgery you end up in your critical medical information will be accessible (private stuff wont) and there will be a full audit trail of anybody who accesses it. These things will always present further problems such as what happens when the computer goes down but the overall benefit should be positive. As for the Google service its ideal way to manage your records, a draw may be fine for some people but I like and trust Google so for me its a better solution. Admittedly the government track record on securing data hasn’t been great but I am optimistic about the new system. In between 10 and 20 billion pounds have been invested in the spine (the backbone to the CRS) and related systems and the final aim sounds good. No matter what hospital or GP surgery you end up in your critical medical information will be accessible (private stuff wont) and there will be a full audit trail of anybody who accesses it. These things will always present further problems such as what happens when the computer goes down but the overall benefit should be positive.

As for the Google service its ideal way to manage your records, a draw may be fine for some people but I like and trust Google so for me its a better solution.

]]> By: Chris http://arthurguy.co.uk/2008/05/google-health/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Chris Wed, 21 May 2008 10:27:15 +0000 http://blog.arthurguy.co.uk/?p=37#comment-10 Why would anyone want that! Dont google have enough information about us already, without giving them our health records. What's wrong with just putting my printout of vaccinations in my drawer in case I need to refer to it. As for the NHS system, even if it would make my life easier i'm not sure I want it. The government hardly has a good track record for keeping data secure. Remember this. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6594111.stm Why would anyone want that! Dont google have enough information about us already, without giving them our health records. What’s wrong with just putting my printout of vaccinations in my drawer in case I need to refer to it. As for the NHS system, even if it would make my life easier i’m not sure I want it. The government hardly has a good track record for keeping data secure. Remember this. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6594111.stm

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