How to Manage Medical Information With Google Health
Google heath gives you the ability to store and organize all your medical information in one convenient location. With managed care facilities on the increase, its more common to work with different clinics that may not always be on the same network.
What You'll Need:
- Medical records and information
- Google account
- Login to your existing Google account or create a new one. Once the homepage has loaded, use your mouse to click on the "More" link located at the top of the page. Continue scrolling until you see a link labeled "Even More", click on it to locate the Google Health option.
- Use your mouse to click on the "+" icon, this step will expand the "Profile Details" section. You'll need to enter your pertinent information such birth date, gender, race, blood type, height and weight into the form.
- Click on the "Conditions" link, then "Add Conditions" to generate a list of common diseases and symptoms. Add any medical condition that you have been diagnosed with found on the list. To add even more details, you can click the "Add Record" link to include information such as when you were diagnosed and your current state with the medical condition. You can repeat this step for medications, immunizations, procedures done and test results as well. The more concise the information you input, the more helpful it will be to the medical professionals that may service you.
- Click on the "Import Medical Records" to obtain a listing of health care networks that participate in the Google Health's medical management services system. Select your network if it is listed as a participating member.
- Select the "Medical Contacts" link to enter the contact details for your primary care physician as well as any other specialist you have seen. Click the "Create a Contact" link for each entry you plan to add.
- To add more information to your account in the future, click the "Add to the Profile" link from the menu. However, because this is a web-based interface, you will only be able to access your information over a Internet connection.