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PLEASE NOTE - The Red Models are SOLD OUT. Blue is still available. Product Description This is the Live Medical Record. It’s an accordion filer with tabs for storing all your paper and electronic m…
Read More…PLEASE NOTE - The Red Models are SOLD OUT. Blue is still available.
Product Description
This is the Live Medical Record. It’s an accordion filer with tabs for storing all your paper and electronic medical records. It also has a high-fidelity audio recorder and playback device embedded in the inside cover. You take it with you every time you go to the doctor. There are tabs for organizing your documents, like Discharge Instructions, Medical History, Medications, Labs and X-Rays, Receipts, Insurance, etc., and blank tabs for you to write in your own categories. There is also 2GB of digital mini USB-connected storage and slots for holding CDs/DVDs. It enables you to record crucial instructions from the doctor or nurse that might have otherwise been forgotten. When you get home, you can play it through the loud speaker inside the cover. If your loved one takes this to the doctor without you, you can listen to it with them afterwards so you know exactly what the doctor told them to do. No more concern about whether or not someone remembered correctly.
Studies show that patients of all ages forget 80% of what doctors tell them. Sometimes it’s tough for patients to get motivated to read all the written instructions. But doctor visits are expensive and it’s a real waste not to capture every ounce of knowledge. Every word is vital. Every document is vital.
The Story of the Live Medical Record
When I worked in cancer clinical trials, the patients were on their last leg. Most of them had been given less than a year to live and many had a hard time remembering everything the doctor told them because of all the different medications they’d been prescribed. The best patients arrived to their appointments with folders to hold all their labs, scans, and appointment summaries. One woman even brought in a tape recorder and recorded everything the doctors and nurses said. She was an exemplary patient because she never forgot how many of each pill to take and how to manage her nausea and pain. Also, she and her caretaker never argued about what the doctors and nurses said because they had it all on tape! She understood that doctors and nurses provide the patient will lots of valuable information, most of which is completely forgotten about not because patients aren’t paying attention, but because there’s so much going on in the hospital or during a doctor visit.
That’s how I came up with the idea for the Live Medical Record.
Why go low-tech on the front-end?
It may be many years before most at-risk patients are comfortable using mobile devices. It may be even longer before we have fully functioning health information exchanges or open source EMRs. In the meantime, patients and their providers need a way to make sure their lifesaving information follows them to every doctor visit. Ask doctors and nurses who work with cardiac patients and they'll tell you that patients want something easy-to-understand. Dealing with illness and the problems that surround it makes it very unlikely a patient will want to learn how to use tablets or access information online.
Progress so far
The Live Medical Record is currently being piloted at an NYC hospital. It has been mentioned in Entrepreneur.com and Reuters as a finalist in a contest of the American Heart Association. Many patients have used the Live Medical Record and love it because it makes their lives easier.
About Me
Before becoming an entrepreneur, I worked in health care for over 12 years. I have held jobs in discharge planning for cardiac wards, clinical research, consulting, patient assistance, and health economics. I have been through the worst with many patients and am a strong believer in the power of a great caregiver. Patients and their loved ones need tools to make life easier on them. Technology should be common sense - not complex. Illness is the challenge of a lifetime and we need all the help we can get. My goal in life is to help patients and their caregivers make the most of their time. Helping people to gain control over their lives is why I started this business.
Sincerely,
Peter Fishman - Inventor, designer, and maker of the Live Medical Record
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