The Role of Technology in Caregiving, Visualized
Every year on the third Friday in February, we celebrate an important but often unrecognized group in the healthcare community: caregivers. An estimated 53 million people in the U.S.—about one in five of us—serve as caregivers to a spouse, parent, relative, child, or close friend. Who are caregivers? A caregiver is a person who is […]
Frustrated About Missing Medical Records? You Aren’t Alone
Most of us have experienced the frustration of searching for missing medical records. Being unable to track them down, whether for ourselves or a loved one, can make it difficult to manage our health care needs, and leads us to wonder: Where are all my medical records? Why can’t they all be in one […]
20 Years into a Chronic Care Journey, Record Keeping Is Now More Manageable
Managing a loved one’s care is an experience that many of us share. Whether it’s an aging parent with a chronic illness or a child with health problems, caregiving requires time, patience, and organization. I’ve been managing my mother’s care for so long, “caregiver” has become a big part of my identity. Being Organized is Being in Control For the past two decades, my mother, Alma, has been living with […]
A Medical App for Everyone
People download mobile apps for all sorts of reasons — to manage finances, track exercise goals, find the best restaurants, and even to watch 15-second dance videos. Whether they are productive or simply distracting, mobile apps give us the freedom to access whatever we want, whenever we want it. There’s no reason healthcare can’t be the same way. Accessing your health records is your right and storing them […]
How to Digitize Your COVID-19 Vaccine Card
After a (very) long 12 months of waiting for relief, all Americans ages 16 andabove are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Do You Really Know Who Owns Your Healthcare Data?
When was the last time you had a Tetanus shot? If you’re like me, that will be a hard question to answer. You may remember getting some stitches for that rusty nail incident a couple of years back, but the exact date is fuzzy. You might be able to check a patient portal, but which […]
What is a Personal Health Record?
If you’ve ever heard the terms “Personal Health Record” or “PHR” and you thought, “What?!” you’re not alone. While the concept of a PHR is not new, a few recent changes have made it especially relevant right now. A PHR is a timeline of your health. All events, like being prescribed a medication, emergency room visits, or […]
