Google Health puts ‘living wills’ online
by admin on Jul.20, 2009, under Uncategorized
Google Health puts ‘living wills’ online July 16, 2009 | Molly Merrill, Associate Editor
ALEXANDRIA, VA – A partnership between Google Health and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Caring Connections provides a way to store and access a patient’s advanced directives online.
The “living will” feature on Google Health enables users to download a free, state-specific advance directive and store the scanned documents securely online. Officials say this will help overcome a common barrier in emergency healthcare situations, where it can be difficult to access a patient’s advance directive when the patient is terminally ill and no longer able to communicate. This document provides specific information to healthcare professionals and can help guide family caregivers called upon to make decisions on behalf of that person.
