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Has anyone seen anything like this before? What I'm speaking about is something specifically where users can manage all of their health issues, such as health problems, medications they're taking (names, dosages, times, reasons, how long, etc), allergies(what they are, how they react to them), and such. I'd also like to have places for them to insert their insurance information, personal physician contact information, etc.

Then, I'd like to have something where they can print out all of this information where it is neatly organized, and easy to read. That way when they go into the doctors for a check up, or in case of an emergency, they can give it to the paramedics and they will know all the information right away. Perfect for poor historians, or for friends that want to take grandma out.

EVENTUALLY, depending on how well this work, I'd like to give a user an RFID card they keep in their wallet / purse. This RFID card contains a special URI where a firefighter could scan it with a device and said device would connect to the website via a cellular network and show all of this information on a screen.

The first part wouldn't cost very much I don't think in implementing, and if it does well, I could use advertisements to find the second part and maybe even get insurance companies involved in funding. What do you guys think? Does this sound like something useful that people may take part of?
 
St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville, Indiana did something similar in the late 90s. The card had a magnetic strip. In theory, EMS crews could slide the card and all of your info would pop up on their screens. I'm not sure how utilized this was, as laptops weren't as common then as they are now. I would imagine the card never got swiped until the pt reached the hospital.

It's a great idea though.
 
There’s a similar system that they’re started up a year or so ago. You carry a card or key fob thing that has a bar code and serial number. You can either scan it or go online and enter the ID number and it pulls up the data.

The company sponsoring has recruited area physicians and hospitals to participate. It covers the Hx, current meds, allergy list, and other pertinent data. Only patients PCP or patient can edit the data.

It hasn’t really taken off, or I should say I haven’t seen it very often.

They offer it to Dr’s, Nurses and medic’s free of change, including your immediate family free of charge
 
I was looking online last night and it seems webmd and mayoclinic offer things similar to what I'm wanting to do, but they all seem very complex doing much more than what I'm asking or wanting (As far as the PMH/Allergies/Meds). It seems like a good idea to do something that keeps to the basics and is very quick and easy so the elderly can use it by themselves. I think I am going to look into this a little bit more and start coding again.

Edit: And the second part I couldn't see costing as much easier (The card portion). Especially if we could get insurance companies on board as they would love the idea of their clients not being given meds they have allergies to because the care takers don't know. I can't see the reader device itself costing more than 100 bucks at most - And you would only need probably 2 or 3 per fire station.
 
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We have wireless cards in our laptops, just dial'm up and enter the serial number, your user name and pass and bang, your pt's data.

Think it's SmartNet or something similar, don't quote me on that though.
 
Seems to me it would be easier to just put that info on a card and keep it in your wallet. I can't imagine my parents keeping an online system up to date, much less starting it up. They'd be afraid of their information being stolen.
 
CritterNurse said:
Seems to me it would be easier to just put that info on a card and keep it in your wallet. I can't imagine my parents keeping an online system up to date, much less starting it up. They'd be afraid of their information being stolen.
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That's why you get PCP and other care providers involved.
 
NAEMT members get a free year access to a service called ICEdot. The person carries a card or a key fob and it has a pin which providers can enter in on the site and retrieve the info.

https://icedot.org/site/how-it-works/
 
While a good idea, I think there would have to be some issues pertaining to HIPAA that would have to be looked at first.
 
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