Google unveils personal medical record service

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But Andrew Rocklin, a principal in the health care practice of Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, whose clients include big U.S. health insurers, said giving patients more control over records promises many benefits, while raising some new issues.

Perceived risks of online health records will remain high until consumers become more familiar with the benefits. When tied to exercise, dieting or other wellness programs, such records can give consumers extraordinary insights, he noted.

"People need to be good stewards of their health in general and their health data, which is an aspect of that," he said.

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