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Estimates vary but recent data suggests that somewhere between 44,000 to 98,000 Americans die each year due to medical errors. |
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Nearly 7000 hospital deaths each year can be attributable to medication errors |
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Major medical costs and health care utilization can also be traced back to common medical errors. |
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The crux of the matter is a breakdown in communication between physicians and other health care professionals within the health care delivery network. Many providers of health care co-exist separately and function completely independently of each other. |
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Primary care physicians frequently are not made aware of their patients hospitalizations and a well defined succinct health record often does not make it back to the Primary care physician in time to influence follow up post-hospital care. |
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Most emergency room care visits must happen with limited health information on the majority of patients, especially if care is not typically provided at that hospital location. |
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Having critical health information during emergencies is vital for quick and accurate medical decision making. Health care can be compromised and patients lives potentially placed in jeopardy by this breakdown in communication. The expense in terms of health care costs, pain/suffering, and in terms of human life can not be overstated.
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HIPAA COMPLIANCE
In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA was created to adopt national standards for electronic healthcare transactions. It intended to prevent the erosion of health record privacy and mandated privacy protection for such records. Federal regulations now require health plans, providers, and all clearinghouses to protect and guard against the misuse of individually identifiable health information. Although, this regulation intends to protect health information it also makes it very difficult to freely exchange health record material for the uniform distribution of such information to all professionals involved in patient care. |
PORTABLE HEALTH RECORD SERVICES SOLUTION
PHRS is HIPAA compliant. It has developed a portable filing system that stores health information safely, securely, and accurately. All relevant health information for all patients including but not limited to Primary Care Physicians, Hospitals, Subspecialists, and Ancillary care services can be obtained and placed in an efficient filing system specifically designed and developed by health care professionals. The health information is portable, can be accessed easily, and is password protected. The information is stored on a flashdrive and can be worn as jewelry or carried as a key chain.
Flash-drives are password protected and available with auto-deletion of files after 10 failed password attempts, making your health information safe and secure. |
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