The Google Health Data API allows client applications to view and update Health content in the form of Google Data API feeds. Your client application can use the Health Data API to create new medical records, request a list of medical records, edit or delete existing medical records, and query for medical records that match particular criteria.
by Kevin Farnham on March 30th, 20
If you’ve ever wished you had quick access to your medical records wherever you are, developer Ford Parsons has created a native iPhone application you might want to try. Health Cloud uses the Google Health API to bring your medical records direct to your iPhone. If you a have Google Health account this mobile app gives convenient immediate access to your health records. By the time you’re an adult, you’ve had all kinds of visits to doctors, vaccinations at various intervals, injuries, etc. Who can remember what happened when, what the treatment was, or even which doctor handled the situation? Centralizing this information is the benefit that Google Health provides.
But, even if you’ve taken the effort to organize your health data using Google Health, that won’t necessarily help you if you’re on a trip away from home and a medical issue suddenly arises. It’s no problem if you’ve got the Health Cloud on your iPhone. Wherever you are, whatever the situation, you can take advantage of the data you’ve entered into your Google Health record using Health Cloud and your iPhone. Here’s what it looks like and how it works:
