FROM THE FOUNDATION

The Social Life of Health Information

A new Pew Internet/CHCF national survey finds the Internet has joined doctors and family members as one of the top three ways people search for answer to their health care questions.

Evaluating One-e-App

CHCF and The California Endowment funded the development of One-e-App, a Web-based program that enables users to apply for multiple public insurance programs at once. Read a business case assessment by The Lewin Group.

Privacy, Security, and the Stimulus Bill

The recently enacted economic stimulus legislation includes a number of improvements to federal health privacy law. This brief looks at issues of privacy and security in the wake of ARRA.

EHRs and PHRs

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Google, Dossia Join Coalition To Promote Interoperability

Google and the Dossia Employer Coalition have joined the Continua Health Alliance, a coalition of vendors and organizations promoting interoperable personal health systems, Health Data Management reports.

Continua members have adopted some initial data standards aimed at advancing interoperability among personal health systems, including:

  • Consumer health devices;
  • Health information systems;
  • Home health devices; and
  • Personal health records.

Wal-Mart, Google Efforts

This year, Google launched Google Health, an online PHR platform for consumers.

Dossia also is pushing the use of PHRs. Wal-Mart, a Dossia member, began offering PHRs to employees who receive health insurance from the company. Other Dossia members plan to launch similar PHR efforts (Health Data Management, 10/21).



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