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Are Those Your Medical Records or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
Posted On:Oct 22, 2007
The point IS that Microsoft wants to make our lives more convenient and hassle-free with a new program called Healthvault, wherein your, my and our private medical records – that is, EVERYBODY’s private medical records – will be stored.
Easier for you, easier for your physician, easier for hospitals – easy-peezy for one and all.
You don’t have to be an alarmist to be alarmed at this point.
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Posted by ( Linda McKinney ) on October 28, 2007 at 1:04 pm
First of all, the system is offered as a choice to the consumer. No one is forced to have all their medical records entered into HealthVault. As a healthcare professional with a demanding schedule and as a frequent business traveler, I would love to have my medical information instantly available to me in the event of emergency or simply to view lab results, tests, etc.
Secondly, most healthcare facilities (hospitals, laboratories, etc.)presently have all medical information stored online. They also have strict security measures in place and must comply with HIPAA regulations concerning privacy. Essentially, this information is no more safe than HealthVault.
It is up to each individual to make an INFORMED choice with regard to the dispensation of their health records.
Posted by ( jody lee ) on October 28, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Linda, I have no doubt as to the ease of access this system would provide. And yes, our records are already at some risk since most have been transferred to computers. I realize that security measures are in place, but I also realize that most “security measures” are accessible to the able and determined.
Having ALL medical records in ONE place is what I find especially unnerving. And the system is being offered as a choice to physicians and medical facilities, not to patients. If the physician should, in turn, give the patient the right to refuse to have their files admitted to this system, I daresay patients may find themselves dropped by healthcare providers seeking a streamlined way to organize their files.
Just a thought,
Jody Lee
Posted by ( Danny Collier ) on November 09, 2007 at 9:00 am
In a world where identh theft is a huge business, do you not think the junkies and pill heads would not find a way to hack into these files? We live in a world now here “Big Brother” is watching our every move. what is the difference of a social security number is different then the tattooed number placed on the jews arms?