Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) is the fisrt health insurance company to work with Google Health, and this cooperation will enable BCBSMA members to store and organize their personal health data in private online health database.
BCBSMA is looking for ways to improve its members' health care and believes that information technologies are the right way to achieve the goal. This move will enable patients to access their personal health records from anywhere and to properly manage personal health information. Patients will easily share personal health data with doctors, and the doctors will be more flexible in choosing the right treatment for individuals.
Google Health already partners with prestigious Cleveland Clinic, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Walgreens, CVS/CareMark, Minute Clinic, Medco, Longs Drugs and RxAmerica. It is now looking forward to cooperate with more health professionals and health insurance companies.
The cooperation will be fully established in fall 2008, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts members will be offered the choice of using Google Health Account. Members will be able to store and manage personal health data and BCBSMA claims online, download their medical records, share personal health information with selected healthcare providers, search for healthcare providers, doctors, and hospitals, and finally access health information about latest drugs and treatments.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts members are ensured that Google Health Account is safe and secure. No one apart from electronic health record owner will be able to access one's personal health data. The data is being kept confidential, and everyone will be able to delete his personal health account anytime, so there is no obligation of using online service.
Source: Reported by Ruzanna Haroutiunyan
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