 Introduction
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 In November 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a report To Err is Human, stating that as many as 98,000 people die each year because of preventable medical errors. Still a new study, To Err is Human - To Delay is Deadly, indicates the death rate has changed little. Lisa McGiffert, campaign director for the Safe Patient Project of Consumers Union states, "We have no real evidence we are better off than we were 10 years ago."
A new computer application called Med Records to Gotm uses new, portable storage technology to help reduce medical errors by privately recording your vital medical information. The portable storage unit is easily accessible from any computer running the popular Windows Operating System. (See application requirements.)
In an emergency, medical personnel will have immediate access to your vital medical data simply by plugging the portable storage device into their computer. Your medical information will be automatically displayed using the Internet browser application installed on their computer. And so no special application is required to be placed on the medical facility's computer to view your medical records.
Both the thumb and credit card style storage units do not require any internal power to maintain your medical information. The units insert into the common USB port of any computer.
What's more, no internet connection is required to access your medical data because the program, controls, and data are stored internally in the storage device. Your medical information is kept private and secure and not vulnerable to access on the public, untrusted Internet.
The Internet is required, however, to transmit your medical records from the Med Records to Gotm application contained the flash drive to a doctor's office or medical facility. This feature requires only a temporary Internet connection from the computer in which the Med Records to Gotm application is running. The records are sent in Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) format of the international Health Level 7 (HL7) medical standard.
To use the CDA transmission feature, please see the CDA requirements.
An additional feature is provided to place your medical records and digital picture on a cell phone. Cell phone medical records operate by making a copy of your medical records on the flash drive and transmitting the copied records to the Vital Record server for download to your cell phone. Additionally, a digital picture stored on the computer system may be transmitted to the Vital Record server for installation on your cell phone. To send your records to the Vital Record Corporation server will require a temporary Internet connection. To utilize the cell phone feature, please see the cell phone requirements.
Finally, supplemental document and image files of your doctor's office or medical facility may be included with your medical records. Simply insert the flash drive into their computer and use the simple menu buttons of the Med Records to Gotm application to store and categorize the desired files. Emergency personnel can view your document and image files with a simple button click that displays the contents automatically using the appropriate program installed on their computer.
For frequently asked questions concerning Med Records to Gotm , the cell phone and CDA features, please see the FAQ page. To view the wire service product release notices, see Press Releases.
* ICE (In Case of Emergency) is a common acronym used in the medical field for emergency conditions
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