After heading over to Rollyo and searching "librarianblogs" for privacy postings, I selected to view postings by the Krafty Librarian particularly the posting on the Cleveland Clinic creating a partnership with Google to allow patients to access their personal health records. John Sharp of eHealth raises concern that people will not trust Google to store their medical records.
The Krafty Librarian responds by saying that individuals are used to having personal information in cyberspace, which I quite agree, because many people already bank online, pay bills online and make purchases online. However, the concern may lie more with the notion of having personal information in Google. And, while having this information readily available may be useful and help to improve healthcare for many, exploring other consumer healthcare avenues like MedlinePlus might prove to be a better match for accessing public health records.
Looking at Mashups a bit more globally, I can conceive of using something like this to identify healthcare needs and services provided to specific populations within the Western New York area. Targeted services could be offered to particular groups, areas and individuals.
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