Archives Tag: Government

The Future of Google Health

Despite everything I have written in the past, I have no choice but to openly admit that Google Health is a revolutionary product. It is a “game-changer” for the health industry. Looking back at everything I’ve written about Google Health, I have always had a hint of skepticism because I really am skeptical at how [...]

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Google Health Pilot Program

Google Health Pilot Program

It has been close to a year since Google Health was announced. It’s being resurfaced. “Google Health is working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on a pilot program in Arizona and Utah that lets Medicare beneficiaries import their Medicare claims data into Google Health.” As part of the stimulus package that [...]

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Google Tracks Flu Season Trends

Google.org, note the .org, not the .com, has created a tool to help detect flu trends and patterns. Take a look at the video below (click through to google.org to play it) and see how a search engine can actually detect a pattern faster than the government can. This is a great tool for being [...]

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Russia Blocks Google Acquisition of ZAO

Google was trying to secure the acquisition of ZAO Begun, a Russian based online ad agency. (press release) Late Thursday, news broke that Russia had blocked the acquisition and will not allow it. Google has a strong commitment for delivering relevant ads making money through any country in the world and this acquisition was just [...]

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D.C. Government Drops Microsoft for Google

Bloomberg recently released an article that talks about a deal between the US Washington D.C. Government and Google, valued at roughly USD$500,000. The deal, for the government, means that its 38,000 employees will soon be using Google e-mail, Google Docs, and everything else Google related. This is a huge upset for Microsoft, but I can [...]

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