Comments on: Patients must organize their health information themselves http://docoliver.com/2009/08/07/patients-health-information/ Patients have to be more involved in their healthcare, or else they can anticipate uneven, less effective, and even disastrous results. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:40:30 -0400 hourly 1 By: Oscar http://docoliver.com/2009/08/07/patients-health-information/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Oscar Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:40:30 +0000 http://docoliver.com/?p=1#comment-2 This is absolutely true. I've actually never expected any one practice --whether it is my general doctor, or a specialist, to know anything about me besides the basics and the information I filled out a few minutes before seeing the doctor. I understand that our healthcare record holds a tremendous amount of information that is hard to organize. But I also believe that software is solving this problem now, there are many companies out there trying to "connect it" all. I think that we'll eventually be able to sit at a Doctors office, and the doctor will be able to review ALL of our history (or the past 3 years or so) in less than 30 seconds. One screen, that tells them all that is relevant about us. Up to the minute information that will help them make better decisions. Its all about interconnectivity and proper communication between the parties involved. We have the technology to do this, we just need to have everyone using it. This is absolutely true. I’ve actually never expected any one practice –whether it is my general doctor, or a specialist, to know anything about me besides the basics and the information I filled out a few minutes before seeing the doctor.

I understand that our healthcare record holds a tremendous amount of information that is hard to organize. But I also believe that software is solving this problem now, there are many companies out there trying to “connect it” all.

I think that we’ll eventually be able to sit at a Doctors office, and the doctor will be able to review ALL of our history (or the past 3 years or so) in less than 30 seconds. One screen, that tells them all that is relevant about us. Up to the minute information that will help them make better decisions. Its all about interconnectivity and proper communication between the parties involved. We have the technology to do this, we just need to have everyone using it.

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