Google Health is a new product that allows users to collect, store, manage, and share their medical records and health information.
Google Health lets users:
Google Health is looking for institutions with primary health information that can be accessed online (such as medical records or prescription histories) and imported into Google Health profiles. Currently, a Google Health profile can contain the following types of data: conditions, medications, allergies, test results, procedures, immunizations, gender, and age.
At this time, Google Health does not support nutrition and exercise information, or images such as x-rays. Therefore, an institution that only stores scanned images of health documents would not be a good fit at this time (however, we look forward to when it will be!).
Google Health Data Providers Application (request to be listed in the Service Directory)
Whether you are a hospital, medical group, retail pharmacy, laboratory, or other type of organization with electronic patient data, we are looking to partner with you for integration with Google Health.
Please note that you will need to complete all aspects of the integration technically. However, the Google Health Team is happy to assist in the process and answer any questions you may have.
Before you begin, these are some common questions that you may wish to consider before you start integration:
Examples of health data providers include:
If the user clicks on a logo, s/he would see more detailed information about the corresponding institution.
In addition to "action links", health data providers can also send notices, which are one-way messages to users. Notices can contain free-form text (which may be XHTML formatted) and/or structured data in CCR format. If the notice contains structured data, then the data will automatically be added to the user's Google Health profile.
Google Health does not charge institutions to be listed as health data providers in the Google Health Services Directory, nor does Google Health have any financial arrangement with these institutions. If an institution would like to charge users for a service, it is permitted. However, it is the institution's responsibility to handle payment methods and to mention in the description on the directory that fees apply.
Yes they can. Unlike a doctor or health plan, Google Health is not regulated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a federal law that establishes data confidentiality standards for patient health information. This is because Google does not store data on behalf of health care providers or payors. Instead, our primary relationship is with the user. Under HIPAA, patients have a right to obtain a copy of their medical records. If they choose to use Google Health, we'll help them store and manage their medical records online.
Although Google Health is not covered by HIPAA, we are committed to user privacy and have in place strict data security policies and measures, and ensure that users control access to their information. We let users know what information we collect when they use Google Health, how we use it, and how we keep it safe. Google never sell user's data and does not share user data with individuals or third parties unless they explicitly tell us to do so or except in certain limited circumstances described in our privacy policy. More information regarding Google Health and HIPAA can be found here.
Under HIPAA, patients have a right to obtain a copy of their medical records, and a HIPAA covered entity or business associate may share information with Google if a consent is provided by the patient. Therefore, users must request and give Google permission to share their medical information through electronic authorization in their Google Health Account. See our sample authorization form.
Please note that the user must have the option of revoking or canceling the sharing of their records at anytime.
Please use the following resources carefully as you work on your integration with Google Health:
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/h9. Once your domains are registered, you can start development in the
H9 Developer Sandbox right away.Use the Google Health Data Provider Application as a checklist for the integration requirements. Once everything is complete and you are ready to go live, please submit that form.
When you have fully tested the integration and are ready for review, please submit the Google Health Data Provider Application. Our team will then follow up with the next steps to launch your integration.
Please take care to review your application fully and carefully before you submit the form. This will result in a quicker processing time if our team doesn't run into any technical or logistical issues while reviewing your application. We suggest using this application as a checklist as your are building out the integration to ensure that your integration meets all the criteria. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us at the Google Health Developers forum if you have any questions.