Comments on: Microsoft, Google and the Health Care Industry http://chris.pirillo.com/microsoft-google-and-the-health-care-industry/ News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: gavelect http://chris.pirillo.com/microsoft-google-and-the-health-care-industry/#comment-712706 gavelect Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:08:34 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/05/microsoft-google-and-the-health-care-industry/#comment-712706 I think it is a great idea but they will need to be careful and every other business or corporation will need to respect the public's wishes if they don't want to opt in, because of this it will take a very long time to go round everyone on record and ask their permission, I personally have no objection, good luck with this one. I think it is a great idea but they will need to be careful and every other business or corporation will need to respect the public’s wishes if they don’t want to opt in, because of this it will take a very long time to go round everyone on record and ask their permission, I personally have no objection, good luck with this one.

]]> By: Microsoft plans medical record service - and beats Google to the punch! : Health Industry News http://chris.pirillo.com/microsoft-google-and-the-health-care-industry/#comment-548923 Microsoft plans medical record service - and beats Google to the punch! : Health Industry News Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:32:35 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/05/microsoft-google-and-the-health-care-industry/#comment-548923 [...] If your reaction is the same as mine (shocked, amused and left with a feeling that there is no way can they pull this off) - then you will enjoy Chris Pirillo’s blog and video - check it out here… [...] [...] If your reaction is the same as mine (shocked, amused and left with a feeling that there is no way can they pull this off) – then you will enjoy Chris Pirillo’s blog and video – check it out here… [...]

]]> By: Hugo http://chris.pirillo.com/microsoft-google-and-the-health-care-industry/#comment-547133 Hugo Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:32:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/05/microsoft-google-and-the-health-care-industry/#comment-547133 Someone will eventually come along and invent a good EHR and a way to store it. A lot of HRs are already stored on computer systems owned by clinics and insurance companies. The dirty little secret about Health Records is that over the years if you've ever signed on the line for anyone, and I mean anyone to see those records to assist your doctor(s) in diagnosing a problem, there is a good chance that those records have already been shared with insurance companies and other health organizations. Ever been turned down for health insurance or life insurance? Could be that what they haven't told you is that your supposed Health Records have been made accessable to some insurance companies at the same time they were shared with another clinician and you just overlooked it because you were in a hurry, thinking it was just a formality. Caveat Emptor also applies in the health industry as well. Someone will eventually come along and invent a good EHR and a way to
store it. A lot of HRs are already stored on computer systems owned by
clinics and insurance companies.

The dirty little secret about Health Records is that over the years if you’ve
ever signed on the line for anyone, and I mean anyone to see those
records to assist your doctor(s) in diagnosing a problem, there is a good
chance that those records have already been shared with insurance
companies and other health organizations.

Ever been turned down for health insurance or life insurance? Could be
that what they haven’t told you is that your supposed Health Records
have been made accessable to some insurance companies at the same
time they were shared with another clinician and you just overlooked it
because you were in a hurry, thinking it was just a formality.

Caveat Emptor also applies in the health industry as well.

]]> By: Bob Snyder http://chris.pirillo.com/microsoft-google-and-the-health-care-industry/#comment-545663 Bob Snyder Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:47:17 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/05/microsoft-google-and-the-health-care-industry/#comment-545663 Has Microsoft forgotten about HIPAA? How can they EVER guarantee that no one will see your heath records except those whom you have given permission? A password system would help but would hardly be bulletproof - and HIPAA protections have to be. I like my health records right where they are - where casual browsers and nosy netizens cannot touch them! Has Microsoft forgotten about HIPAA? How can they EVER guarantee that no one will see your heath records except those whom you have given permission? A password system would help but would hardly be bulletproof – and HIPAA protections have to be. I like my health records right where they are – where casual browsers and nosy netizens cannot touch them!

]]> By: Mark Singh MD http://chris.pirillo.com/microsoft-google-and-the-health-care-industry/#comment-545565 Mark Singh MD Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:35:07 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/05/microsoft-google-and-the-health-care-industry/#comment-545565 I think the industry is a little too high on the concept of PHR. I do doubt most patients want to manage the details of their own health records. Much the same way that most of us would rather have Fidelity manage our 401Ks than having to try controlling every fund and stock within the account ourselves. Under the right circumstances, I believe a PHR can complement a physicians own record keeping. Mark Singh MD http://www.clinicore.blogspot.com/ I think the industry is a little too high on the concept of PHR. I do doubt most patients want to manage the details of their own health records. Much the same way that most of us would rather have Fidelity manage our 401Ks than having to try controlling every fund and stock within the account ourselves. Under the right circumstances, I believe a PHR can complement a physicians own record keeping.
Mark Singh MD
http://www.clinicore.blogspot.com/

]]> By: francine hardaway http://chris.pirillo.com/microsoft-google-and-the-health-care-industry/#comment-545546 francine hardaway Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:56:32 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/10/05/microsoft-google-and-the-health-care-industry/#comment-545546 I have tried just about every PHR on the Internet, and they all suffer from the same thing: most medical records in possession of the consumer are paper, and it's a pain in the ass to scan and upload them. But just try getting a digital copy of your test results. Ask for one, and you will get a fax. Even though the lab and the doctor can both see it online. You as the patient cannot. So it doesn't matter whether it's MSFT or Revolution Health, the problem is the same. First the law has to change so that the record belongs to the patient, not the provider. I had this discussion with Adam Bosworth, formerly of Google, at Health 2.0. I have tried just about every PHR on the Internet, and they all suffer from the same thing: most medical records in possession of the consumer are paper, and it’s a pain in the ass to scan and upload them. But just try getting a digital copy of your test results. Ask for one, and you will get a fax. Even though the lab and the doctor can both see it online. You as the patient cannot. So it doesn’t matter whether it’s MSFT or Revolution Health, the problem is the same. First the law has to change so that the record belongs to the patient, not the provider.

I had this discussion with Adam Bosworth, formerly of Google, at Health 2.0.

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