I think your idea is reasonable. My understanding is that in the military, people are responsible for transferring there chart from one spot to another. Even though not everyone might be a responsible as one in a military chain of command, I think that people are capable of not loosing their record. And who better to keep track of important things than a person themselves?
Kevin --- Jim Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The essential idea to me is that patients should > have their own copy of their medical > records that would augment the records kept by their > care givers and clinics and that they > could view and share as they choose. > > The option for patients to carry a copy of all or a > significant portion of their medical > record with them could help to get important > information to the point of care where the > network based infrastructure is not yet in place. > Certainly, if the infrastructure were in > place to make the smart card function that would be > desirable too. > > David Sommers wrote: > >I'd personally rather have a smart card that linked > me to a network. > >The network would pull down and put in the latest > medical data but only > >after I authorized it with my card. Having all my > data on the card (or > >iPod) would be dangerous - especially since my wife > can't usually find > >her insurance card and keys, misplacing your > medical data would be > >worse. > > > >Then the smart card links your insurance, medical > history, and > >authorizes treatment. If only... > > > >/David. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of > >Joseph Dal Molin > >Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 4:35 PM > >To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > >Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] OsiriX Images on > iPODS > > > >...yes and you can groove to your favourite music > with your Pod while > >you are waiting in the reception area instead of > that horrible elevator > >stuff they play ...sorry couldn't resist the > imagery.. :-) > > > >Joseph > > > >Jim Self wrote: > >> I think the real beauty of the ipod connection > here is that it begins > >to give substance to > >> the idea that patients could carry around a > reasonably comprehensive > >and useful copy of > >> their own medical records to help them and their > family and other > >chosen representatives > >> to better understand their own problems and the > care they have > >received (or not) and to > >> share with care givers who cannot otherwise > access their records in a > >timely fashion - > >> such as the emergency room of my local hospital > that can't even get > >your records from the > >> clinic next door when you come after hours. > > --------------------------------------- > Jim Self > Systems Architect, Lead Developer > VMTH Computer Services, UC Davis > (http://www.vmth.ucdavis.edu/us/jaself) > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT > Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. > Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
