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Google's Health Kitchen Sink
Throwing Chrome OS in the Mix
Jul. 13, 2009 03:00 PM
Google's announcement about ChromeOS last week caused some technology pundits to hyperventilate about impending doom for Microsoft and put another notch in Google's product launch belt.While speculation runs rampant about the two giants as they battle it out for dominance in the OS and office productivity suite space, Google's latest announcement provides an interesting new twist to Google's Health platform. Because what ChromeOs will clearly provide once the operating system is released next year is a faster on-ramp for consumer-controlled, web-based patient health records (PHR).
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About Camille SchenkelCamille is a digital change and process management consultant. She has worked for diverse companies, from media (ABC) to multinationals (GE). She has helped companies (both startups and Fortune 500) start their businesses online. The common thread is companies or industries that are going through fundamental change or industry-shifting opportunities. She is currently the Editor of Healthyspacesrx.com, analyzing consumer-driven changes in the health care industry.