Showing posts with label health. wellness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. wellness. Show all posts

Monday, May 28, 2012

Track Baby’s Development Right from the Beginning!


 “When I first found out I was pregnant, I remember I was scared to death, I knew nothing. I wanted to create a baby book to help guide new mothers through their pregnancies and pre-natal care.” 


My Baby Trakker offers multiple uses and benefits for both the mother-to-be and her baby. As the mother starts to notice changes developing to her body, she will have many questions. This Baby Book will help her to monitor and track her own health and the health of her baby.

The early part of development is the groundwork for a healthy pregnancy and the birth of a healthy baby. These early weeks are such a complex process an expectant mother needs every tool available at her fingertips. Introducing Baby Trakker an extensive personal record keeping system for mothers-to-be. Pre-natal records are essential; Baby Trakker includes a pre-natal introduction, which defines all the tests that will be done during pregnancy followed up with a section to record test dates and results from the beginning of pregnancy all the way through delivery.
This personal record keeper can be used to record all the information needed about family medical histories, past pregnancy histories, and provides a pregnancy risk assessment. Many physicians have adopted a scoring system for the purpose of evaluating a mother’s pregnancy risk. This baby book has an assessment that can be taken to a physician to gather information in the first trimester (the most critical time) for determining if there’s a risk for developing complications during pregnancy. Keeping clear concise records will offer a little peace of mind in knowing exactly what blood test and ultrasound test results are and help avoid missed appointments, duplicated tests and misinformation.
There’s tons of information throughout Baby Trakker inlcuding explanations about growth development, percentiles, information on SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and preventative tips, breastfeeding and the benefits.
This baby book is so essential for not only the expectant mother, but after childbirth as well. There’s so much information to keep track and Baby Trakker has a place for it all such as: a daily management/planner calendar, a section to record post natal visits, well baby visits and checkups all the way through 2 years old, immunization records, injury and surgical records, medications, allergies, keepsake pictures, milestones and accomplishments all the way through age five… the list goes on and on. Finally a baby book that has everything. This is a must have for any home library.
You can find My Baby Trakker online at MedTrakker, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and many other popular book retailers. 
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Monday, November 14, 2011

My Baby Trakker Contents Video

       "My Baby Trakker’ An innovative keepsake journal to keep track of Mommy and Baby’s health. Monitor prenatal and postnatal care, your child’s growth and development stages from Newborn up to 5 years of age.
Available exclusively online at... My Baby Trakker


Thursday, November 10, 2011

Electronic Personal Health Records Raise Public Security Concerns

It's becoming more mainstream over the last few years for the health care industry to keep patients personal health care records electronically. As defined by Wikipedia, "An electronic health record (EHR) (also electronic patient record/computerised patient record/electronic medical record) is an evolving concept defined as a systematic collection of electronic health information about individual patients or populations" (Wikipedia)

While technology has evolved over the years, a concern that has yet to be thoroughly addressed remains elusive. Keeping patients personal identifying information secure has proved to be challenging for the technology industry. 

 The advantages of an Electronic Health Care Record are undoubtedly obvious.

        a.  There is a cost reduction, (no paper/ink being used).
        b.  Medicine based on promotion of evidence
        c.  The ease of access and mobility of the record keeping
        d.  Improving your quality of care (reduction of errors)

While the advantages are obvious, the disadvantages are astonishing and should be weighed carefully.

       a.  Transferring old records may be problematic
       b.  Start Up costs & maintenance of equipment
       c.  Additional staffing and training requirements
       d.  Accessibility to hardware
       e.  Protecting Patients Personal Information
       f.  Sharing/Transferring Patients Medical History Over A Wide Area Network

One extremely important issue brings up another whole host of concerns. That is the security of your Privacy, as mentioned prior in 'ease of access'.  Wikipedia and the Wall Street Journal addressing Privacy and Security concerns:

1. "The privacy of electronic records is supposed to be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountabilty Act of 1996, but there are obvious and gaping problem.  Frequently raised concerns include nosy clerks especially at satellite institutions like pharmacies, unauthorized remote intrusion, court orders, and a lack of action by regulators who take complaints. Mostly overlooked is the fact that software owners like Microsoft will have unfettered access to any medical record that any Windows system has access to. Google recently proved that Microsoft was spying on ordinary users, so the threat is no longer a theoretical matter of the company exercising the broad rights to snoop they gave themselves in their EULAs a decade ago with or without your permission." (Wikipedia)

 2.  HIPAA has special restrictions on psychotherapy records, but Psychotherapy records can also be disclosed without the client's knowledge or permission, according to the Journal. For example, Patricia Galvin, a lawyer in San Francisco, saw a psychologist at Stanford Hospital & Clinics after her  fiancĂ© committed suicide. Her therapist had assured her that her records would be confidential. But after she applied for disability benefits, Stanford gave the insurer her therapy notes, and the insurer denied her benefits based on what Galvin claims were a misinterpretation of the notes. Stanford had merged her notes with her general medical record, and the general medical record wasn't covered by HIPAA restrictions. (Wikipedia)

As of 2007, the Government Accountability Office reports that there is a "jumble of studies and vague policy statements but no overall strategy to ensure that privacy protections would be built into computer networks linking insurers, doctors, hospitals and other health care providers."

You can read the entire article here: Electronic health record - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Having peace of mind knowing that the security of your personal health information stays private, and it is of utmost concern. Until the Government implements strategic rules and passes laws on these Privacy and Security issues, there is no guarantee that storing your  health records electronically can be secure.

There is a convenient, easier way to store all of your personal health records while maintaining your privacy. It's affordable, private and portable; making it extremely easy in an emergencyto convey the information needed to those providing you careif you cannot effectively communicate. Keep your entire history of medications, hospital visits, surgeries and procedures, blood counts and charts, insurance information, doctors and caregivers, important contacts, appointment calendar, and so much more in a MedTrakker Personal Health Record. Patients no longer have to worry about keeping appointment cards, pieces of paper that get mis-placed, or fading memories of your personal health care.

Store loose papers in your MedTrakker with its convenient pockets until you're ready to file them. Get your physicians/caregivers to fill in your information for you. As time goes on, you can discard what is no longer needed. It's a great way to stay organized, while keeping everyone involved in your health care up-to-date. MedTrakker medical organizers are an excellent instrument to encourage powerful communication with your entire healthcare team.

   The medical organizers are available exclusively online at: http://www.medtrakker.com/
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Monday, October 17, 2011

PERSONAL MEDICAL ORGANIZERS DECREASE RECALL ERROR BETWEEN PATIENT AND PHYSICIAN(S)


It is our responsibility to keep our physician(s) informed. To continue receiving excellent care from your health care provider(s), it is essential for you to keep good medical records. Keeping your medical record current requires a discussion on specific topics during every visit, and provides your physician(s) with an easy reference tool. The MedTrakker Personal Medical Organizer(s) will easily and effectively do this for you, combined with several added benefits.








As we can all become forgetful at times, we never want to miss an opportunity to speak with our physician(s) about new or recurring issues. A current personal health care record is a wonderful resource and highly effective communication tool as it informs, updates, and communicates with everyone involved with your health care, especially during an emergency if you cannot effectively communicate.



Specific Discussion Topics...

Never assume your physician "knows you." Your physician is very busy, as they must keep track of medical histories for all of their many patients. A benefit of a MedTrakker Organizer is its easy & simple solution of providing you with an ongoing detailed snapshot of your health care, in a top notch organized manner, helping to reduce duplicative paperwork, reducing medical errors, and increasing your safety as a patient.

- Keep a list and discuss any pressing issue or symptoms with your physician that you may be experiencing. Explain when you first noticed it, and what may have caused it. Address your concerns over any recurring problems to alert your physician that no solution has yet been reached. This step may lead to past solutions of other issues that could work for a current problem. Always review your entire treatment plan with your doctor(s) to ascertain whether it needs changing, or should remain the same, by relaying to your health care provider(s) what is or is not working.

- Be sure to cover all of your medications, (including herbs, supplements, and OTC's), to prevent duplication, adverse drug reactions, or treatments no longer necessary.

- Always review test results with your physician, allowing them to explain the results in terms you can better understand, and the importance of following your treatment plan.

- Always keep an open mind to new ideas from your physician, even if you feel that now is not the right time, allowing you to evaluate and weigh all of your options.

- Another benefit of a MedTrakker Medical Record Keeping System is reducing your recall error by keeping track of all your current and past medications, allergies, conditions, treatments, surgeries, procedures, appointments, test results, insurance, emergency contact information, and more. With a MedTrakker Organizer you can finally take an active role in keeping your health record current by creating a true partnership with your health care provider(s), allowing you to manage detailed information about your health care. Reduce costly duplicate paperwork and tests. Reduce or eliminate medical errors due to missing or lost information or paperwork, thereby reducing issues concerning quality.

MedTrakker medical organizers are an excellent instrument to encourage powerful communication with your entire healthcare team. The medical organizers are available exclusively online at: http://www.medtrakker.com/ Find us on Facebook

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Managing Your Health History With A MedTrakker Medical Organizer


Medical related organizers are merely an instrument to keep all of your medical history facts. The MedTrakker medial organizers for Health and Wellness are a paper-based medical record keeping kit, portable and private in a 3-ring binder.





Added benefits

Taking a lively purpose in your private healthcare treatment method could be a single of the most critical decisions of your lifestyle. The use of a medical organizer will guide you in monitoring your health condition and treatment care. A medical organizer will be your own tool to effectively enter into an entire partnership with your health care providers. This partnership and deliberate use of a professional medical organizer will make it possible for you to:

1. Manage information relating to conditions, allergies, emergency information, provider visits, procedures, medications, and more.

2. Potential drug interactions can be considered if current medications are known, and previous adverse reactions need not be repeated if they are made known to your doctor.

3. Discover how to take care of your problem far more efficiently.

4. Offers the convenience of having relevant medical details centralized in one location.

5. If you are traveling and have to go to a hospital in an emergency, a physician can more quickly assess a patient when provided with relevant medical details.

6. Improves patient knowledge, engagement and accountability, as well as patient's communication between the patient and their doctor

It is necessary for patients and physicians to be partners in overall healthcare treatment. A very good partnership with your medical professional commences with open communication. Scientific studies indicate that clients who talk properly with their medical professionals in fact recuperate far more easily from sickness.
The American Society of Inner Medicine estimates that 70% of a suitable diagnosis is dependent on what the patient tells their health care provider. It has been demonstrated that having a record of concerns previous to an office visit will enhance communication between the patient and their health expert.

Productive Information Gathering

Most of us want our data as achievable from our physician but absence the procedures vital to obtain these documents. The use of a medical organizer will be your tutorial to gather more helpful data and gain better communication with your healthcare provider. You will be capable to decrease recall error by implementing a medical organizer. It will also provide a detailed and ongoing record of individual empowerment. Use these valuable details to get the best from your interaction with healthcare specialists.

MedTrakker medical organizers are an excellent instrument to encourage powerful communication with your entire healthcare team.

The medical organizers are available exclusively online at: http://www.medtrakker.com/

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

MedTrakker All Inclusive 'Well Baby' Keepsake Journal Monitors the Health of Both Mommy and Baby

As a new parent, it is a joyful and exciting time for the couple, as they welcome a new addition to their family. However, it can be an overwhelming time for new parents, since they must store medical records, birth records, and deal with frequent visits to the pediatrician appointments. The MedTrakker Medical Organizing System can help families alleviate the stress of keeping records, while they enjoy their new bundle of joy.

This unique 'Well Baby' Trakker will help families keep track of vital information, which the pediatrician will need during each of the baby's visits. In addition, parents can store the baby's vital information like allergies, medications, birth information, and information from well-baby follow up visits. The parents can keep track of the baby's growth and weight, as well as the vaccinations that they receive during the visit to the pediatrician.

The MedTrakker Medical Record Organizing System will allow parents to write down and store vital information within the individual sections. Additionally, this ultimate baby book will monitor the Mother's pregnancy and delivery information, and chronicle the child's growth until they turn 5 years-old. Proud parents will be able to place pictures in the book and store other mementos from the child, as well as take the medical organizing system with them when they travel.

I began creating MedTrakker products after I had to become a full-time caregiver to my mother and my husband. I knew other families could benefit from my creation, since it allows caregivers and patients to record their medical information. I know first hand that a medical condition or illness of any kind can take a toll on the patient and their family. Therefore, I began helping families focus on their loved one rather than stressing over vital details.

The MedTrakker Organizing System has several products for individuals to choose from, depending on their health needs. Additionally, the MedTrakker family of products is perfect for patients of all ages and medical backgrounds. The medical organizers are available in printed and e-book form at the website MedTrakker.com. Learn more about how these medical record-keeping systems can help families keep track of their loved ones medical history and vital information.

*Universal Trakker is for patients from 5 years-old and up, who need a secure place to store his or her medical history and vital information.

*Cardiac Trakker is for patients with heart conditions or cardiac disease, who want to store their medical history and vital health information.

*Diabetic Trakker is for patients with diabetes, whether he or she has Type 1, Type 2 or Gestational.

*Cancer Trakker is for patients who are fighting cancer and want to keep detailed records of their treatment and medical history.

*Well Baby Trakker is for expectant and new moms, who want to document their own health and that of their baby, from conception to five years-old.

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The medical organizers are available exclusively online at: http://www.medtrakker.com/

For Media: Amber Bowden is available for speaking, events, book signings, and expert quotes. For more information, please contact her at info@medtrakker.com or Find us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/MedTrakker

Monday, June 13, 2011

The Well BabyTrakker is the New Ultimate Baby Book for Expectant Mothers

Are you an expectant mother or new mom, who is looking for the perfect baby book? If so, the Well Baby Trakker is a perfect keepsake for any new mother's that wants a personalized baby book that covers all aspects of the mother's pregnancy and the baby's growth. In addition, it will allow mothers to document pregnancy and monitor their baby's growth. This unique Well BabyTrakker is a new product in the family of MedTrakker Medical Organizers.

This new medical organizing system with help pregnant mothers document their progress as well, by offering a prenatal section. The mother and father can write down vital information about their own health and document each of their family medical history. This medical organizer is perfect for mother's who want document this amazing time in their life. Additionally, high-risk mothers can document vital information about their pregnancy and share it with the medical practitioner.

Furthermore, the parents can protect her baby's health by monitoring his or her growth and development, as well as his or her special milestones. In addition, the parents can insert photos, store vital information like allergies or surgeries, height and weight charts, and a variety of other useful information. This unique medical organizer is perfect for new parents, since it is easy to carry and simple to understand. The Well Baby Trakker will allow parents to monitor the child's health from birth to 5 years-old.

After I learned my son was going to be a father, I created to the first Well-Baby Trakker for him. I wanted to let him and his wife document every aspect of this exciting time in their family. However, I began thinking that other mothers would love to own a personalized yet detailed baby book that will follow the pregnancy and the child's growth. I added the new Well Baby Trakker to the family of MedTrakker products, since I believed that this would be a perfect gift for expectant mothers and new parents.

More information about the Well Baby Trakker and other MedTrakker products are available at the official website. I have created several types of MedTrakker medical record organizing systems for patients with Cancer, Cardiac Health, and Diabetes. Each product comes with its own personalizing option and most organizers are available in printed and e-book form. Learn more about these medical record-keeping organizers, as well as learn how they can help families keep track of their loved ones vital medical information.

The medical organizers are available exclusively online at: http://www.medtrakker.com/

For Media: Amber Bowden is available for speaking, events, book signings, and expert quotes. For more information, please contact her at info@medtrakker.com Find us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/MedTrakker