Introducing Google Health™

Big news at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts!

We are proud to report that we are the first health insurer to integrate with Google Health, a Google product and a new service that allows you to collect, store, and manage your personal health information securely online.

Google Health puts you in charge of your health information so that it is accessible anytime of the day or night from anywhere in the world. All you need is a username and password to sign up. It's safe and secure.

What Google Health Offers Our Members
Google Health will give Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts members the ability to:

  • Organize, store, and manage your medical records and personal health information online in one secure location, including your Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts health history claims data
  • Download medical records and prescription history from other connected providers, such as retail pharmacies, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), labs and doctors' offices
  • Share your medical information with providers and/or third party services that offer customized services
  • Learn about important health issues and potential drug-to-drug interactions

A Word About Privacy
To ensure confidentiality, you must choose to sign up for a Google Health account and authorize the import and sharing of your Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts claims data into Google Health. Google Health stores the information securely and separately from its other businesses. Google Health's Terms of Service outline how information accessed from the Google Health personal health record is protected and maybe used. A copy of the Google Health privacy policy is available at Google Health.

You can discontinue or delete the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts data feed from your Google Health profile at any time.

Take the First Step Now
Take the first step toward management of your health care information by registering for Member Self Service.

Then sign up for Google Health today at www.google.com/health. Link to the "Import Medical Records" and securely import your health history claims data from Blue Cross of Blue Shield of Massachusetts into Google Health.