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Re:Why Doctors Hate Their Computers (2018) by chiph on Monday August 31, 2020 @09:49PM (#24337747)
I now keep a copy of the photos of my retina on a USB stick. It never fails - either I move and get a new ophthalmologist or they change systems and my old photos are lost/inaccessible. Having a history can be a big help to them in tracking my age-related vision issues, and so far every system is able to export a PNG/TIFF/JPG image.

Microsoft Health Vault was supposed to do something like this. The promotional materials said it was going to be a system that you and your medical professional could securely access, and be a central repository of your medical records, so you wouldn't have EMR vendor lock-in. It did OK for tracking immunizations (but I have a yellow WHO booklet for that..)

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Re:Why Doctors Hate Their Computers (2018) by nradov on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @09:35AM (#24341564)
There have been several attempts at creating a personal health record system like Microsoft Health Vault. All have failed because providers have no incentive to cooperate. However it appears the Apple Health app is getting some traction and they have built interfaces to quite a few providers.
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Re:Why Doctors Hate Their Computers (2018) by Balgair on Monday August 31, 2020 @10:40PM (#24338029)
> I have a yellow WHO booklet

Tell me more! I've had issues for decades with tracking my immunizations.

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Re:Why Doctors Hate Their Computers (2018) by com on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @02:18AM (#24339038)
It’s the Carte Jaune (Yellow Card) which has a function of being a record of immunisations that is sometimes useful when travelling to or from regions with specific disease outbreaks (yellow fever, measles, polio etc). The US Government printing office may still print a version of this. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carte_Jaune

Edit: rogue capitalisation

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Re:Why Doctors Hate Their Computers (2018) by gonzo41 on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @03:13AM (#24339279)
I also have one of these still. They're still pretty common I think. I also think my dog has one that look similar :)
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Re:Why Doctors Hate Their Computers (2018) by dguest on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @09:09AM (#24341357)
I told a doctor I'd received a few vaccinations but forgotten to bring the card, and they just added them with no other questions. I'm pretty sure that was true, but it's definitely not a very bulletproof set of credentials.
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