As the United States Federal Government prepares to finalize the criteria for stage II “meaningful use”, more attention than ever before is being focused on mandating that all physicians take the time to educate and encourage their patients to log on and review their health records.
The goal of the Federal Government is to get patients personally involved with managing their health records. In fact, 71% of adults in the USA use the Internet and 61 percent use online banking. Online banking has grown in popularity due to the fact that it is simple to use, saves time and provides 24/7 access to a persons finances. Online access to health records is just as critical as the patient is able to monitor their health record. With online health record access, patients are able to take control and manage their health records.
Whenever a patient visits his or her doctor a diagnosis is recorded to reflect the patient visit. If that patient has health insurance, that medical diagnosis is electronically transmitted to the health insurance company. Unfortunately with technology it has become very easy for a doctor to record the diagnosis for a patient visit. Accidents happen and it is not uncommon for a doctor or any health care provider to check off the wrong diagnosis when electronically recording the visit. Typically there are lists of diagnosis on a screen and it is easy for a doctor or health care provider to accidently check the wrong box on a screen. This can result in the wrong diagnosis being electronically sent to your insurance company. Your diagnosis may have simply been “chest pain” but the provider accidently chooses “congestive heart failure”. Both diagnosis being with the letter "C". Having this type of diagnosis on your health records can prove costly when renewing your health insurance. In addition, having the incorrect diagnosis on your health records can result in a much higher premium for life insurance or a denial in life insurance.
ViewMyHealthRecords.com understands the importance of managing your health records. Our technology ensures that any time a new diagnosis is recorded in your health record you are immediately emailed so that you can log on and review the new diagnosis entered into your health record. If your unsure of the clinical diagnosis we recommend the following:
Google the diagnosis and then take the time to learn about the clinical diagnosis
If you are unsure the diagnosis is an accurate reflection of your health then contact your doctor or health care provider and discuss your concerns
It is important to understand that once a diagnosis is electronically sent to your health insurance provider, it becomes extremely difficult over to time to have any clinical diagnosis that was recorded accidently to your health record removed the insurance data base. ViewMyHealthRecords.com is the leader in providing secure online access for patients to view their health records. Any time your health record is updated, the information is immediately available via www.ViewMyHealthRecords.com. ViewMyHealthRecords.com can be accessed by your PC or Smart Phone (IPhone, Blackberry, Droid, etc) that has Internet connection. It is important to check your health records at least each month (we recommend bi-monthly) to ensure all clinical data recorded is accurate.
ViewMyHealthRecords.com provides online access between your doctor and your health records. Your doctor or health care professional is the only one that updates your health records. ViewMyHealthRecords.com is contracted by your doctor to manage the secure connection and provide you access to view your health records. If you currently do not have access to your health records then recommend your doctor or health care professional contact ViewMyHealthRecords.com