Yesterday, the big news is that Google Health launched. Google says:

"Google Health aims to solve an urgent need that dovetails with our overall mission of organizing patient information and making it accessible and useful. Through our health offering, our users will be empowered to collect, store, and manage their own medical records online."

Sounds pretty interesting, but hold on a second. Before you sign up, read the privacy policy carefully. And note: this application is not HIPAA compliant. Here's why. They do have a point - since they don't provide health services, they don't need to comply with HIPAA. The language (especially in this table) seems to suggest that the privacy they are providing is better than HIPAA. I'm not so sure, and, in the end, it comes down to "trust us". I'm just not so sure how far I should trust Google with my health care data. It gives me enough pause to trust them with my email.