Google Health Canda? Your Health Records and EMR

Posted on May 20, 2008 by medicaltechnologyontario

I always wondered what would happen if Google Health decided to launch in Canada. Would there be an effect on the Canadian Healthcare system? Or would PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act) get in the way?
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About a year ago Google announced that it would launch a service to allow users to store their [...]

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Can health care make voice interfaces viable?

Posted on May 6, 2008 by medicaltechnologyontario

One of the big surprises in my career, watching technology develop, has been the failure of voice interfaces. Chalk it up to accents and the complexity of English. Listen to a Southerner or a Scotsman and the problem becomes obvious. Better yet try listening to your kids.
The only way to make it work is to [...]

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