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Re "A Green Seat at the Table" [March 15]: President Obama promised to curb the influence of wealthy special interests in Washington. Your account of venture capitalist John Doerr's clout is the best illustration I've seen that nothing has changed except the name on the door.
In March, Google Health said it is teaming with Surescripts, the nation's largest electronic-prescribing network, which connects physicians to major pharmacy chains as well as thousands of independent drugstores--and the insurance plans that cover 65% of U.S. patients. With your consent, your doctor can use this network...
Having access to this information is particularly helpful if you flit among doctors or if you are trying to manage Mom's health when you're in Seattle and she's playing mah-jongg in Miami. Google Health will flag you, for example, if your account has prescriptions for drugs...
"Google's privacy policy is fine," says Deven McGraw, health-privacy director at the Washington-based Center for Democracy & Technology. "What people who use Google need to be careful of is third-party applications they might sign up for. There is no law prohibiting them from selling your data."
Even so, Google Health users who are skittish about privacy may not rest easy after they are greeted with the following notice: "In the unlikely event we discover a security breach that allowed an unauthorized person to acquire information in your Google Health profile, Google will notify you at the...