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I now keep a copy of the photos of my retina on a USB stick. It never fails - either I move and get a new ophthalmologist or they change systems and my old pho

by chiph 6y ago

I now keep a copy of the photos of my retina on a USB stick. It never fails - either I move and get a new ophthalmologist or they change systems and my old photos are lost/inaccessible. Having a history can be a big help to them in tracking my age-related vision issues, and so far every system is able to export a PNG/TIFF/JPG image. Microsoft Health Vault was supposed to do something like this. The promotional materials said it was going to be a system that you and your medical professional could securely access, and be a central repository of your medical records, so you wouldn't have EMR vendor lock-in. It did OK for tracking immunizations (but I have a yellow WHO booklet for that..)

Balgair 6y ago
> I have a yellow WHO booklet Tell me more! I've had issues for decades with tracking my immunizations.
- com 6y ago
  It’s the Carte Jaune (Yellow Card) which has a function of being a record of immunisations that is sometimes useful when travelling to or from regions with specific disease outbreaks (yellow fever, measles, polio etc). The US Government printing office may still print a version of this. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carte_Jaune https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carte_Jaune Edit: rogue capitalisation
  - gonzo41 6y ago
    I also have one of these still. They're still pretty common I think. I also think my dog has one that look similar :)
  - dguest 6y ago
    I told a doctor I'd received a few vaccinations but forgotten to bring the card, and they just added them with no other questions. I'm pretty sure that was true, but it's definitely not a very bulletproof set of credentials.
nradov 6y ago
There have been several attempts at creating a personal health record system like Microsoft Health Vault. All have failed because providers have no incentive to cooperate. However it appears the Apple Health app is getting some traction and they have built interfaces to quite a few providers.

by chiph 6y ago

Balgair 6y ago

> I have a yellow WHO booklet Tell me more! I've had issues for decades with tracking my immunizations.

com 6y ago
It’s the Carte Jaune (Yellow Card) which has a function of being a record of immunisations that is sometimes useful when travelling to or from regions with specific disease outbreaks (yellow fever, measles, polio etc). The US Government printing office may still print a version of this. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carte_Jaune https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carte_Jaune Edit: rogue capitalisation
- gonzo41 6y ago
  I also have one of these still. They're still pretty common I think. I also think my dog has one that look similar :)
- dguest 6y ago
  I told a doctor I'd received a few vaccinations but forgotten to bring the card, and they just added them with no other questions. I'm pretty sure that was true, but it's definitely not a very bulletproof set of credentials.

nradov 6y ago

There have been several attempts at creating a personal health record system like Microsoft Health Vault. All have failed because providers have no incentive to cooperate. However it appears the Apple Health app is getting some traction and they have built interfaces to quite a few providers.