Re: [privacy] Scary, Yet Real: Medical Records Database Would Span a Lifetime

["Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>]

On 12/6/06, Fergie <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:

> Dossia, which in 2007 will be made available to the companies' 2.5 million
> U.S. employees, dependents and retirees, will hold medical records from
> multiple sources for a person over their entire lifetime. The database
> could include test results and medical evaluations from various doctors'
> offices, hospitals and pharmacies.
>
> [snip]

Intuit is working on something similar - though they will pull the
data from various backend providers...I haven't yet figured out who
the target market is since I don't know anyone who cares that much
about their medical records.
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