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Google rolls out a new tool to help health providers solve the medical record mess

Google rolls out a new tool to help health providers solve the medical record mess

March 5, 2018

Via: CNBC
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Google has already organized the world’s search results. Now, it’s moving on to medical information.

The company’s cloud business has set its sights on helping customers aggregate medical data, whether it’s labs, medical records or X-ray imaging. All of this information is currently scattered throughout the various hospitals and clinics where patients receive care, and is a huge pain for doctors, nurses and patients to access.

That leads to all sorts of duplicate tests and procedures, which is expensive. And it can create dangerous information gaps, such as if a health system can’t easily access a medical record with a full rundown of a patient’s allergies.

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