One of the few things that really bothers me is that we do not have access to our family’s health information and insurance policies in one central place. My wife always gives a shrug when I ask about her insurance policies. I don’t remember the medication that my brother is allergic to. I don’t know what medication my dad is currently taking. Imagine this, the hospital called and informed that one of your family member is admitted to A&E due to cardiac arrest. You’re totally clueless of their health condition, medical allergies and eligibility for insurance claims because the family member is in the operation theater and you do not know where the godamn papers are kept. The family member may not even remember the details.

This is a very real situation that we will have to deal with. Now the heroes from Google has launched Google Health that allows us to build our health profiles, medical records and insurance policies all in one central place. I think this idea is damn brilliant and perhaps we can recommend this service to our family doctor/specialist so that the information can be integrated and shared both ways. It’s so good that I think everyone should be forced to use this.