1.Check Your Hospital And Doctor Records
Who hasn’t experienced some hassle obtaining a medical record? Whether it is to show old records to a new physician, to get immunization records for school, or to have the x-ray handy to show off to your friends, having Digital Health Tools access to your medical records just flat out makes sense.
Unfortunately, this isn’t always as easy as it sounds but with the growing acceptance of patient portals it is becoming easier to literally look up your records on your phone.
Since your records are protected under HIPAA and are private, you will need a login and password from your doctor or hospital to see them; but once you have login credentials many portals have their own apps that let you keep your medical records at your fingertips.
You can check out a more comprehensive guide on connecting to your medical records here.
2. Get Real-Time Price Information About Medical Procedures And Prescriptions
A major topic in modern society is the debate over healthcare. One of the major flaws we see in our healthcare system is the lack of transparent and consistent pricing schemes for procedures.
There are many culprits as well as rather reasonable reasons these occur in healthcare but kickbacks for insurance companies are a major focus of this.
Mostly, this is because the private insurance framework of our country greatly disenfranchises the uninsured and underinsured through favoritism for insurance companies by healthcare networks.
Several tools are being developed through which allow patients with and without insurance to get accurate location-based estimates on what medical procedures and medications should cost.
My two favorites are Healthcare Bluebook and GoodRx. Healthcare Bluebook focuses on medical procedures, while GoodRx focuses on prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
Both allow patients to enter their location and medical needs and get real-time price comparisons.
Read the complete article at Digitalhealthbuzz.com
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