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As More Of Our Health Records Move Online, Privacy Concerns Grow

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A host of big-name companies is launching initiatives aimed at helping people take control of their personal health-care information and making it more useful to them.

Last October, software giant Microsoft unveiled a consumer-focused online platform for personal health records called HealthVault. Internet search behemoth Google is set to follow soon with a launch of its version called Google Health. About 200 companies now offer personal health records, or PHRs, experts say.

Earlier this month, health insurer Aetna announced it's adding to its secure member Web site a sophisticated search tool that brings up multiple resources such as relevant discount programs and a list of local doctors based on search terms that members enter. The company says the changes will complement Aetna's new PHR for members as well.

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