MyHealthBook

Rx for improved Patient-Doctor Communication

Communication between Physician and patient is the cornerstone to the delivery of quality health care. Without it, the best and most diligent Doctor and patient will not be able to achieve this end goal eventually negatively effecting not only the Doctor-Patient relationship but also the medical care delivered therein.

Based on 20 years of experience it became clear that in order for Physicians to treat disorders, it is important that patients and doctors effectively communicate information at the point of service.

However, we how is the patient to know what is important to the Doctor?  Physicians often need to to sift through information given to them by the patients in order to arrive at a diagnosis.  Since patients are not Physicians, they  provide what they think is clinically relevant information.  Some may be but some may not.   If they were able to effectively communicate to their physicians what the physician felt was relevant, they would be on the same wavelength and for all intense purposes , help their  physicians deliver more time effective care to their  patient. You can do this by utilizing MyHealthBook! 

MyHealthBook gets inside the head of Physicians and gives patients the knowledge to begin this communication.  

MyHealthBook helps guide the patient through the maze of clinically relevant information that their Doctor desires to help them help you.  It is patterned after detailed history intake information when you first see the Doctor. MyHealthBook can be updated each and every time you come in the office with the use of a couple of keystrokes.  It does take time initially but once it is set up , it is easy. Just modify after each Doctor visit.

It can be stored securely on our web site to be used prior to and after a physician encounter to keep up to date and track any acute or chronic medical disorder MyHealthBook can also be downloaded and saved on your desktop if you would like. It can also be used via the desktop if there are concerns of security, you could not use of course the edulink function.

FAQ
Here are some frequently asked questions which were generated during our pilot program over the last six months.

1. What is MyHealthBook? Why do I need it?
It is a tool encompassing communication, education and organizational flow outpatient flow chart tool-conceived , developed and implemented by Dr. Paul Ehrmann.

2. Aside for what is mentioned above a partial list of additional features are listed below:
Some examples of its use:

1. track labs, tests and procedures via flow chart

2. change of meds, medical or surgical conditions etc.

3. if used on a web based basis, handy links for preventative care-i.e. cancer, heart dx etc-along side the information... a good learning tool.
4. has a section to download common forms used in an office, history form, physical forms for camp, sports, immunizations-with accompanying edulink

3.Give me some examples of how it can be used.
Let us use an example Mary has 3 children that are in need of preschool immunizations in addition to a sick mom and dad on multiple meds.  She can use MyHealthBook the following way.

For her three children , if she wants to utilize online, she can download the easy and modifiable immunization record and click on the edulink to give her the latest immunization schedule from the Centers for Disease Control that is provided. 

She then goes to the main MyHealthBook section and makes sure all information is recorded for all her kids.  This takes time but after the initial time, she is just about done. She presents this to the doc at each visitthe doc writes briefly on the form...she updates when gets home.  She can store on desktop, on disc if she is traveling or if she is concerned it may be needed in an emergency, she can send it to unique user name and password that can be provided to her , secure, stored, web-based doc and with the proper safeguards, if an e.t. picks up, it can be accessed over the internet.

The same approach can be used for her sick parents who have multiple meds and medical problemsThis too is linked to relevant hyperlinks for learning and education.

4. How do I get going?
To download MyHealthBook and its related files and start using it immediately, visit our Download center.

Conclusion
In these busy times of caring for ourselves, our children and our parents, accurate communication and time efficiency is important particularly to caregivers that are managing their health and that of their children and parents.  MyHealthBook helps you keep order of these problems and educating yourself via the edulink function which keeps you up on their medical conditions. Edulink function is based on Dr. Ehrmann reviewing thousands of medical web sites over the past five years, picking out the best to help you solve your health problems and allows more time to concentrate on your life.  It is extremely difficult to keep track of other peoples health, let alone our own You know have an organizational tool to do it all. 

Enjoy!