Archive for the ‘Medical Records’ Category

Own, don’t rent your existence on the internet!

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Check out this site for more info on how to keep things beyond Death. Lots of good links.

DeathProof

Stolen laptop contains personal info of 2,500 patients

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

There is always a chance something bad will happen when information is stored on a laptop.  Its not always about the backup. It is sometimes simply about the data left there.

iForem is encrypted and secure.  While we all need to work in our daily lives, we want Peace of Mind in our future.  There are many companies simply backing up your assets.  iForem is the only company making sure they are protected and available for life.  It is about preserving, sharing, and knowing your critical information is secure.

Find what is important to you, use iForem services to preserve your Peace of Mind today.

The full story of this available here: CNN

Medical Records…who will you trust - Free or one you Own

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

iForem is not about medical records alone - but we are made to capture them with you .  Keep them for life safe and secure - its not just about you now is it?  Its about what generations will need or want to know about you - and no one should be trusted with those records other than you.  iForem was made to insure you have control.  You own the service.  So look at others - and even use them - but when its something you want to make sure your grandkids will have access too - then use iForem.

Because of this, it will be difficult for most healthcare professionals
to take the service seriously. And without doctors using it, there will
be little reason for patients to do so either. Google may be able to
address these concerns in the coming months–perhaps by making the
system accessible to doctors, while only granting patients read-only
access, with the ability to request changes if they find something
incorrect. If Google can solve the problems inherent in Microsoft’s
model, it could come out on top once again–despite having the late
start.

Google to follow Microsoft to market with health records repository next year

By Jacqui Cheng

Advanced Directive / Medical Directive

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Reasons for an Advance Directive (A case for iForem and our sharing of important and critical information)

An advance directive is purely optional. All health care facilities such as hospitals that accept federal funding are required by law to ask if you have one and offer you the appropriate information and documents to sign one, if you so choose. Of course, the fact that you are reading this puts you one step ahead of the game.

You should consider an advance directive if any of the following are true:

  • You want to be sure your voice is heard when you can no longer speak.
  • You want to be sure that your wishes are respected and followed in the event that you are unable to make medical decisions for yourself.
  • You want to be sure that you are not placed on life support machines or receive other life-prolonging treatment if you suffer from a terminal condition.
  • You want to be sure that, if you fall victim to a cardiac arrest after you have suffered with a long-term, end-stage medical condition, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or other heroic measures will not be performed.

No doctor or health care provider can force you to complete an advance directive.

If you do not complete an advance directive, then you will receive medical care to the fullest extent appropriate for your condition. However, a greater chance exists that you will receive more treatment or more procedures than you would want performed.

If you cannot speak for yourself and you do not have an advance directive, then health care providers will look to the following people, in the order listed, for guidance with your care:

  1. Your guardian (if court appointed)
  2. Your spouse
  3. Your adult child (or the majority of adult children who are reasonably available)
  4. Either of your parents
  5. Your adult brother or sister (or the majority who are reasonably available)
  6. Other adult relatives
  7. A close friend who is familiar with your activities, health, or religious or moral beliefs

Get the full story at this link: WebMd