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I've tried to take responsibility for my own health records. I've diligently over the last few years scanned in various bits of paperwork and downloaded test re

I've tried to take responsibility for my own health records. I've diligently over the last few years scanned in various bits of paperwork and downloaded test results. I recently had to see a doctor. When he asked about a recent test result, I handed him a very small flash drive I keep in my pocket. I told him that it contained my last few years of test results and my most recent CT scan. He was delighted and went back to his office with my flash drive in hand. He returned dejected, informing me that the anti-virus system on his office desktop would not allow him to read the flash drive in accordance with corporate policy. We are not quite yet in the future.

drcross 12y ago
You should have brought it on a (excuse the pun) tablet.
beering 12y ago
Good on them. Sticking random flash drives into hospital computers seems like a good way to compromise medical records.
kranner 12y ago
You could put a copy on Evernote (or a similar platform) which can then be viewed even on a smartphone, if you carry one. This is what I've done for a text file I've maintained since 2004 which has a log of every factor VIII injection I have received since as a haemophilia patient. It's in CSV format so I can easily import it into Excel to look for patterns in my bleeding episodes, which I do occasionally. I've been able to show it to doctors when I'm travelling and they need some convincing that they can give me an IV shot as an outpatient. I only wish I had kept something similar for my weight over the years.