What's going on here? Google, storing medical records? Well, yes. The Internet search leader has just announced their pilot project in which they will store the medical records of up to 10,000 patients at the Cleveland Clinic. The patients are all volunteering to allow Google to transfer their personal health records to Google's new service, to be retrieved, with safeguards. The general public will not have access to these most personal and private records. WebMD never tried that one...
How safe is this? Your guess is as good as mine but this comes from a guy who hasn't yet ventured into online banking. The Cleveland Clinic decided to work with Google according to Marissa Mayer, the Google executive overseeing the health project, saying "we believe patients should be able to easily access and manage their own health information." That statement, supplied by the Cleveland Clinic. Presumably patients previously were able to retrieve their medical histories online courtesy of MyChart, employed by the hospital. Apparently Googling your medical records online is a lot sexier...
This is not the first venture of its kind. Last year, Microsoft Corp. introduced a similar service called HealthVault and AOL co-founder Steve Case is backing Revolution Health, which also offers online tools for managing personal health histories...
Welcome to a new era in medicine. What's next? Dr. Feelgood.com???
10 Timeline Memories:
- 1878] Let your fingers do the walking: The first telephone directory is distributed by the District Telephone Company of New Haven (CT). It contained 50 names on one page, a far cry from today: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ILB2OxfiJWY ...
- 1925] Debuted on this date: "New Yorker" magazine is published...1931] Alka Seltzer is introduced with a "plop, plop, fizz, fizz": http://youtube.com/watch?v=bxjb2UJZ-5I ...1947] Edwin Land demonstrates the Polaroid Land Camera to the Optical Society of America in New York City. It's the first camera to take, develop and print a black and white photo in 60 seconds. The camera goes on sale the following year...
- 1958] Peace with Love to follow: The Peace symbol is designed by Gerald Holtom, in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment: http://youtube.com/watch?v=eCY9pjA_1Ew&feature=related ...
- 1965] In Cold Blood: Malcolm X is assassinated at the Audobon Ballroom in Manhattan at the age of 39. Three Black Muslims were charged and jailed for the murder...2002] The State Department declares Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl dead, one month after he had been abducted by Islamic extremists in Pakistan...
- 1972] Up against the Wall: Richard M. Nixon begins his historic visit to China...
- 1975] Guilty as charged: Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehlichman are sentenced to 2 1/2 to 8 years in prison for their roles in the Watergate cover-up...1988] TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart tearfully confesses to his congregation in Baton Rouge (LA) that he was guilty of an "unspecified sin" and temporarily leaves the pulpit. Reports that he had taken up with a prostitute are later confirmed by him: http://youtube.com/watch?v=FVHTv0CHwVw ...
- 1982] 'Happy Trails': Murray the K (Kaufman) is a victim of cancer at the age of 60. Here's Murray in action: http://youtube.com/watch?v=48cEmLDqvUM ...
- 1992] Olympic Gold: Kristi Yamaguchi completes a yearlong leap from runner up U.S. national champion in 1991 to win a gold medal at the Alberville, France games. She's the first American since Dorothy Hamill in 1976 to win the women's Olympic figure skating title. Kristi was just announced as a "Dancing With The Stars" contestant...2002] 16-year old Great Neck North student Sarah Hughes shocks the world by winning the women's figure skating gold medal at the Salt Lake City games...
- 1995] Up, up and away: Chicago stockbroker Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean. He lands in Canada...
- 2000] Off the disabled list: David Letterman returns to his Late Night Show about 5 weeks after having emergency quintuple bypass heart surgery...
Music Memories:
- 1965] Number One on this date: "This Diamond Ring" - Gary Lewis & Playboys, seen here in a recent performance: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ob1HxFuq0yM ...1975] "Pick Up The Pieces" - Average White Band...
- 1970] Debuted on this date: The Jackson Five make their "American Bandstand" debut...
- 2001] Grammy Gold: Faith Hill, Steely Dan, U2 and Eminem each win 3 awards. Faith won hers for this song: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Iw4aFNg3MSM ...
Commentary:
The Federal Communications Commission announced that a hearing on Broadband Network Management Practices will be held Monday, February 25, 2008 at Harvard Law School, starting at 11 a.m. The hearing is open to the public. For directions to Harvard, click on: http://www.law.harvard.edu/about/contact/directions.php ...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Ellen ('Juno') Page (21), Charlotte Church (22), Jennifer Love Hewitt (29), William Baldwin (45), Kelsey Grammer (53), William (CSI) Petersen (55), Tricia Nixon Cox (62), Tyne Daly (62), David Geffen (65) and Rue McClanahan (74)...
Timeline Countdown: 17 days until Daylight time, 29 days until the beginning of spring and 34 days until opening day...
