i do not see a practical purpose in my health records being available on the internet. i dont understand why they would need to be veiwable by any person with a free google account, nor why anyone would want to veiw them. if i were a patient at the cleveland clinic i probably would have volunteered if someone could have given me a legitimate reason why i should have. if people need to manage and access their own health information, why not create a specific website just for that, based solely on area or hospital. or, follow steve jobs format, where people can manage them themselves. why publish it all over google? i dont think the excuse that it helps others search ways to manage their own health is reliable either, there are plently of ways to self diagnose on the internet. try webmd.com, its a blast.
honestly, whether or not it is safe, or ethical doesnt bother me... if someone asked me to put my health records on google, or actually anywhere online, i would never be able to think anything more than "why?"
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