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 technologywillfail.vets |
Non-VA Medical Health Record Keeping - GOOGLE Health |
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Posts: 5 10/12/09 11:21
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Been using Google Health to track my issues for a few months now, having the up to date printouts to use as reminders during my new VA clinic intake was very
helpful for me.
http://www.google.com/health    
1989-1995 USN FTB3 / MT2 / SS 6 Deterrent Patrols, a Boomer Decom, a Trident overhaul and some other fun... 40% SC Various Physical Issues Pending NOD for PTSD Claim VIA DAV VSO - I didn't turn-in stressor forms in a timely manner. My bad there. It is far easier to admit guilt than it is to admit something is wrong with me. unknown. |
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Posts: 6 10/12/09 11:54
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I use MyHealthy to track my health, b/p, heart rate, blood sugar level, etc. I also use it to keep track of my VA prescribed medicatio and get my refils. There
are also ways to track you diet, etc.
The link is: http://www.myhealth.va.gov/ Yor are right, it's very handy to have a printout of your bp, blood sugar, heart rate, etc to give to your primary care doctor. I also keep an update list of all medications that I am currently taking, the name of it, the amount I need to take, when, and what each one is for. Has come in very handy when I've had one of my heart attacks and not able to let the ER Doc what meds I'm on.
JRaySav
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technologywillfail.vets |
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Posts: 6 10/12/09 12:12
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Yeah I made sure and put Non-VA on the title as it is limited in scope for just VA purposes. Maybe someday they will be able to link up but politics will
likely squash innovation in that area.
The myhealthyvet site is wonderful to order meds from but since the VA doesn't see the info I put in it I felt I was wasting my time sometimes. So I searched for a alternative that was in my opinion far easier to use and figure out for me... Plus I really dislike (greatly) relying on the VA to provide me with anything, it's just anything they provide always feels like its going to be not there when I need it for some reason. I like options... |
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Posts: 18 11/07/09 7:22 |
I dislike technology that doesn't do what it's supposed to, or permits unauthorized use of the information stored therein.
And this from a guy who spent 12 years system administering a Unix-based system.... I keep my own health records with pen and paper and my blood sugars on a program that came from my glucose meter maker. I can download my meter, sync it with the PC, clear it -- and print out a nice graph and record for the doc.
Ex-11B40
DMZ War Veteran, 1969 Nullum Gratuitum Prandium. |
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justavet.vets |
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Posts: 316 11/08/09 7:41
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I am through with myhealthevet. The last time I ordered meds was on a Thursday figuring give it a week for them to get to me. On the following Thursday when
I didn't receive them, I called and was told the prescriptions weren't filled until Tuesday. There were three different prescriptions, two of which if
I don't take daily, I need to go to an ER and get them. Fortunately I had enough to last me for two weeks when I ordered. One of them came on Friday and
the other on Saturday. The third med is an anti anxiety and I ran out of those on Saturday, they came in Monday's mail. Go figure, 3 filled on the same
day and all arrive on different days.
Vietnam '67 - '68
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vickia1969.vets |
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Posts: 189 11/08/09 1:35
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I have never had that probelm with the VA meds on my healthvet. It does say give it 10 days. So 2 weeks before they run out I order them. Before when I ordered
over the phone I had more screw ups. By looking on line I know what my hd has and can see when he should be scheduked for an appt. If I don't have a letter
for an appt I call and make sure one gets set up. I guess you can say we don't rely on the VA for everything, but I find myhealthvet a convience we did not
have before. My husband also has been trying to keep his weekly pill holder filled on his own. Something he was doing while inpatient. I don't interfere
unless I see he has run out and does not even realize it. He does mess up on refilling it at least twice a month.
Reality is determined not by what scientists or anyone else says or believes but by what the evidence reveals to us.
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