Google and Cleveland Clinic in collaboration

Google Inc is cooperating with Cleveland Clinic to pilot a new project which helps patients manage their own health information.

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Cleveland Clinic intends to enroll between 1,500 and 10,000 patients to trial the secure exchange of medical record data such as prescriptions, conditions and allergies between the clinic and a secure Google profile in a live clinical delivery setting.

The clinic announced the aim of the model was to give patients the ability to interact with multiple physicians, healthcare service providers and pharmacies.

Cleveland Clinic is a multispecialty academic medical center located in Cleveland , Ohio , United States . Cleveland Clinic was established in 1921 by four physicians for the purpose of providing patient care, research, and medical education in an ideal medical setting.

One of the largest private medical centers in the world, Cleveland Clinic saw more than 2,900,000 patient visits in 2005, with 53,000 hospital admissions. Patients arrive at Cleveland Clinic from all 50 states and more than 100 nations. Cleveland Clinic’s approximately 1,700 salaried staff physicians represent 120 medical specialties and subspecialties.