Time has arrived when doctors start using computer and internet more often. Everyone who knows computer is aware of Google. Google is really of great help in time of need.

Team@CMHF

Digital technology has done a lot to change healthcare over the past 20 years. And Google is the biggest influence on the web over the past 14 years of the internet. Their “Do No Evil” ‘philosophy’ has given us a whole stable of free and easy to use tools which can make all work easier and better.

The Google search has long been a much maligned tool for medical professionals. But there is lot more a doctor can do with free Google tools. Let’s take a look at *Five Free Simple Google Tools For Doctors.

1) Gmail
This is the most useful service ever by Google, barring Google Search. And you can have more of it! You can use Gmail to create 2 (or more) free accounts. So you can create one personal and another public email address for your medical practice.

2) Google Alerts
If there are certain terms you want to follow on Google and receive any new mentions directly to your email inbox, create a Google Alert.

3) Google Maps
Maps and *Places* allow you to mark your professional locations and timings on a map. Link this marked map within all your emails. Henceforth *all patients you email will see how to reach you easily via a map*, with additional info about consultation hours that you might want to share.

4) Google Scholar
You don’t need to always go to Pubmed for all your medical searches. Head to Google Scholar and do any *advanced search* (author, type, publication year and lots more filters). You will get More Results. You will search more medical databases.

5) YouTube Channel
Online videos are the most important medical info resource. But you don’t need to create videos to run a medical educational channel for your patients. Just create a channel by free login and start marking as *favourite the best medical education videos* you think might help your patients.

Set channel settings to demonstrate your video favourites. You can also create multiple playlists on multiple topics and share them separately. Thus, you have a full blown video channel. Zero cost!

Reference: http://technology4doctors.blogspot.com/2011/08/five-free-simple-google-tools-for.html?&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eMedizine_:_Clinical_News/_Personal_Technology/_Healthcare_Marketing/_Hospital_Management_