Google Previews Google Health
Google isn't alone among companies tackling the problem of organizing health care information. Archrival Microsoft last year launched an online health care service, HealthVault, to allow users to store and share health records online. Users can also feed data from devices like diabetes meters and heart rate monitors into their HealthVault accounts.
Both services are limited to institutions that have customer-accessible electronic records and to people interested in using them. Between 1 percent and 3 percent of U.S. residents have used e-health records, according to Lynne Dunbrack, program director at Health Industry Insights, a market research firm.



