Monday, August 24, 2009

Importance of Keeping a Personal Medical Record

Everyone should maintain their own personal medical record. You should gather the information yourself. It helps you to be more pro-active, and more engaged in your health. Your information maybe the only information, or there maybe serious medical conditions, or allergies. There should be a record of what prescriptions you are taking. It is not true that medical records are true, or readily available.

People move, change jobs, insurance, and have been treated by many doctors. You should have lab results, names and phone numbers of doctors who have treated you, and information about other family members.

Have your information in one place, and accessible. It could be in a notebook, folder, computer. The future holds better automatic systems for information.


Verlia Caldwell, Pres.
www.icareforyouhomecare.com
(800)383-0520