#5
/ November 27, 2009 / 1:28 min.
Google Health sniffs out drug interactions
Apparently, thousands of people die each year from preventable negative drug interactions. Google Health lets you input any prescribed drugs you take along with over the counter medications to keep a digital eye out for potential negative drug interactions
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show notes
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Google Health may let you know if there are any drug interactions, as long as you've added all of your medications to your account.
- If you see a red exclamation icon in your account then that means that this needs your immediate attention. If you see a yellow triangle icon then that means that you should talk to your doctor about it soon, but it's not an emergency.
- You can add files or images to your account by clicking on browse, selecting the item from your computer, then you can add notes to it.
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#1
/ November 23, 2009 / 2:12 min.
Google Health represents a new way to track your well being, your medications, your doctors, your health insurance info and any medical conditions you may have. Molly McDonald begins our
10-part video tutorial guide to Google Health
by showing how to
sign up for Google Health.
#2
/ November 24, 2009 / 2:35 min.
The power of
Google Health comes in its ability to
track your medical history
and any medical conditions you may have. You can track your immunizations, any allergies you have as well as medications you take and any medical procedures you've undergone.
#3
/ November 25, 2009 / 2:00 min.
In this installment of our
Google Health series, we finish adding information to our medical profile by filling in data like height, weight, blood type, age and so on. Here, we can also add dates for any medical procedures, select the severity of an allergy or medical condition and more.
#4
/ November 26, 2009 / 1:42 min.
Not content to just track your health info,
Google Health also lets you track
how badly your insurance company is hosing you which of your valid medical expenses your insurance company has refused so far medical insurance info.
#5
/ November 27, 2009 / 1:28 min.
Apparently, thousands of people die each year from preventable negative drug interactions.
Google Health lets you input any prescribed drugs you take along with over the counter medications to
keep a digital eye out for potential negative drug interactions
.
#6
/ November 30, 2009 / 1:15 min.
If your doctor's office keeps
digital medical records
you can link your
Google Health account to your doctor's office to
import medical records in to Google Health
automatically. You'll be seeing what your doctor is seeing.
#7
/ December 1, 2009 / 2:10 min.
Your
digital medical records
are already imported to
Google Health... or maybe they're not because your doc is of the offline-only, no digital medical records sort. Either way, you can
find a doctor online
through Google Health. Perhaps a specialist or, if you identify with the latter scenario, you can find a doctor who's already riding the online wave...
#8
/ December 2, 2009 / 1:30 min.
If you ever have an
I've fallen and I can't get up moment, it might be useful to have important medical info at your (or the paramedics') fingertips.
Google Health offers printable wallet or full-sized medical briefs you can keep with you in case of an emergency.
#9
/ December 3, 2009 / 1:46 min.
Part of the power of
Google Health is in its ability to share your medical information with others. Part of what's scary about Google Health is... its ability to
share your medical information
with others. You have control over what is shared and how, and sharing info with a doctor, spouse or care giver makes it easier for everyone to make informed decisions.
#10
/ December 4, 2009 / 1:29 min.
You're not limited to just tracking your own medical data with
Google Health. If, for example, you're the primary care giver for an elderly parent or if you have young children whose allergies and medications you want to track, Google Health is a powerful tool.
about See what condition your condition is in with Google Health
Google is already holding your e-mails with their
Gmail service, your documents with
Google Docs, your phone info with
Google Voice and, of course, your searches with
Google search. Why not loop them in on your health too?
Google Health is an interesting online tool that helps you track medications, medical conditions, your blood pressure, even your insurance info. Molly McDonald explains in this
video tutorial and guide to Google Health
.
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