Online Health Records - Comments Page 1

The system can have all the security in the world, but it would be very difficult to spot an employee who out of curiosity or for a fee chooses to browse your medical records.

EDITOR'S NOTE: I assume the records would be encrypted, to prevent casual browsing by unauthorized people.

Would I want my health records online? NO NO NO

There is no way that I would approve of having my personal medical records online...no way because there definitely will be some breaches of security and privacy. and I consider my medical records PRIVATE.

I believe that patient medical records maintained on-line would be a great convenience to patients only if all doctors used them. The AMA could take the lead and establish a standardized data base format where patients could store and update their medical histories for use by Doctors and hospitals. I prefer that the Federal Bureaucracy not be involved with the data base maintenance. Data security could be established similar to that used by on-line banking.

What is the great fear from having medical records securely stored on-line?

Is there a program which would allow medical records to be stored on a flash disk which could then be given to a physician or ER personnel in some 'universal' data format ?

It seems that would address the privacy issue (although of course one's own computer might be compromised.. but if the flash is only used when off-line, that might minimize any exposure..

EDITOR'S NOTE: I've heard of "life pendants" that can be worn on the neck for this purpose. See also http://askbobrankin.com/what_is_rfid.html

You do not mention Medic Alert Gold they allow you to save any and all tests and records. Fax it to them, they convert to PDF you store it in any of 11 folders which you name . Cost is 9.95 per month

If you don't think much of your medical information is already online in the hands of insurance companies and third parties, please be informed much of your medical information is already online in the hands of someone else, and as the population ages more and more records of individuals will be computerized by state Medicaid programs, Medicare, and Social Security.

So the question isn't what about my/your/our medical records online, but about verifying their consistency among these various source point, their security and accuracy.

Many people might say you can't compare them, but I believe patient access to and use of dental records is a good example of what medical records should strive for.

The VA has two programs I am aware of "My Healthevet" and "Move" that will do what these cited programs will, but I really wonder about their security? Any knowledge of them?

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This is all well and good, but the public has their heads in the sand if they think their health records are so called "private." As a medical transcriptionist, I know for a fact that a very large percentage of North American's health information is somewhere in India or the Philipines being transcribed offshore. (This is true for both US and Canadian citizens.) Yes, we have HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountablity Act), but it means diddly if the records are going offshore. Also, did you know that your doctors are sending carbon copies of your information to other doctors, with or without your permission? Something to think about!!!

I agree with the other commenters who note that our records are already online and also already vulnerable to security breaches. The question is not IF you want your records stored electronically, it's HOW.