(2006-07-17) Google Health Scrapbook Plans

Google Health has much bigger EHealth plans than have been visible so far. * Users will be able to log in with their own account information and do things such as add a new medical provider, check their medical records or pay their bills. The product would also provide information about hospitals such as the frequency that a hospital performs a specific type of procedure or which hospitals perform which procedures most often. Aside from WebMD, Google is hoping to partner with Intuit on the product. Intuit currently offers consumers a software program that helps them keep track of their medical expenses. The company has already met with the CEO of All Scripts LLC, Glen Tullman, and representatives of Epic Systems Corp., which has signed a Non Disclosure Agreement. Involved in the project is Missy Krasner, a project manager who joined Google earlier this year. She was previously a top official in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (NCHIT).* If they're just talking to these people now, it could be a long time before there's any actual meat delivered. Hopefully they won't repeat the Healtheon silliness (see Medical Website).