What does it mean when Google creates a Health Advisory Council? It means over a dozen of the nation's most influential business, health and technology moguls gather to improve the search, delivery and storage of health information to millions of people worldwide. The days of calling grandma for a remedy are all but gone. With resources like Web MD, Revolution Health and soon iMedExchange, we all benefit from expedited communication with health experts and easily accessible yet more accurate information on health.

For those of you who follow the markets, these trends have not gone unnoticed. Healthcare is not only a focus politically, but from a business development and acquisition standpoint. A recent article in the New York Times notes the resources that Google and Microsoft are channeling towards healthcare is growing rapidly - especially in the area of acquisitions.

Decide for yourself what this means for the future of health information technology. I'm certainly excited about the trends.