Google Health just made a change that should save you some paperwork. You can now turn your stored medical records into a link you can share, so you don’t have to fill out the same intake form every time you switch doctors or see a specialist for the first time.
The feature is called Smart Health Links, and it’s rolling out with Google Health version 5.05. Right now, it’s only available in the US.
How Does Google Smart Health Links Work?
Google Health has let people upload their medical records since May, right around the time the app took over for the Fitbit app. That data feeds the AI-powered Health Coach, giving it something to work with when you ask health questions. But up until now, that information stayed secured inside the app. Only you could see it.
Version 5.05 changes that with a feature called Smart Health Links. It lets you share a summary of your medical history with a doctor or a family member.
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Here’s how you build that summary:
- Open the Health tab,
- Go to the Medical section, and tap the new “Shareable records” option.
- From there, hit the + button and pick which pieces of data you want included.
- Once you’re done, tap the three-dot menu to turn it into a shareable link or a QR code.
Google Smart Health Links is not a substitute for your official records
Google is clear that Smart Health Links isn’t meant to replace your actual medical records. It might speed things up at the doctor’s office or make it easier to fill a family member in on your history, but it’s not built to stand in for your official chart.
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Still, for US users, it beats printing out paperwork or trying to recall details from memory when you need to share your history fast.
Version 5.05 brings one more change worth mentioning. Google Health now syncs both ways with Apple Health. Before, data only flowed into Google Health from Apple’s app. Now it moves in the other direction too. The update is rolling out widely on both iOS and Android.
