While my feelings on the service are mixed, Google Health is taking some pretty advanced leaps ahead in technology when it comes to coordinating your medical records online.
Today, Google announced that it is working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on a pilot program in Utah and Arizona that will allow Medicare beneficiaries to import their Medicare claims data into Google Health.
The test program is one of many CMS programs to examine how the government can give beneficiaries secure access to their medical data on the internet.
Google Health is one of four personal health records (PHR) that beneficiaries can choose from. While only traditional fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare beneficiaries with a primary residence in Arizona and Utah are eligible to participate, this includes nearly 1.1 million beneficiaries living in those regions.
If you’re a Medicare beneficiary living in Arizona or Utah and are interested in participating in the pilot, you can get started here.
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