Thoughts For Today………….
Posted by MyMedicalRecords | Filed under Personal Health
Today as I prepare for MMR’s shareholder meeting, I think about the things I want to communicate to those who will attend, and those who cannot be there in person and I am filled with enthusiasm. I started this company because of my personal experiences and my belief that the technologies we offer represent a piece of the future of healthcare.
I truly believe that having a personal health record will be as important to daily life as having a credit report. With the passage “Obama Care”, more than 30 million more Americans will be added to the government’s insurance plan. As a result of the escalating costs of healthcare coverage, many of those will come from existing coverage’s abandoned by employers.
That means that millions will be forced to find new doctors and care providers at great personal expense. Those costs will be significantly reduced when a person maintains a personal health record, which will eliminate the need to pay for work-ups and care that has already been provided by other treating physicians.
When I was in China, negotiating the agreements with Unis to create a joint venture to provide electronic medical records with an MMR personal health record inside, I saw proof that personal health records represent a worldwide phenomenon based on the need to reduce medical costs everywhere in the world, providing tools so insureds can take advantage of “tourist medicine”, enabling anyone to get cost effective treatment anywhere in the world. As a Company that through its agreement with Chartis International has the opportunity to provide personal health records to as many as 40 million subscribers in 160 countries, MMR demonstrates further the recognition of the importance of having a personal health record in our lives.
This coming October, plans are in the works to be in India with our technology partner, Nihilent, In India, to introduce our personal and professional products and services in a country estimated to represent over a billion citizens.
To support this growth and help insure a leadership position in this global marketplace we are aggressively perusing additional strategic partnerships with financial institutions including credit unions, banks, and other large population membership organizations worldwide. At the same time we plan on securing necessary funding to grow our business while we recruit personal to support that growth.
We are working with consultants and company advisors to exploit the value of our biotech assets, which we acquired through our merger with Favrille, in January 2009, and we are taking the steps reasonably possible to protect these assets around the world. We are proud that our assets might in some way contribute to finding a cure for specific cancers and other devastating diseases. Today we will celebrate our name change to MMRGlobal at www.mmrglobal.com, which will continue to result in an extensive upgrade to our websites where consumers and doctors can watch specially targeted videos to familiarize themselves with our products and the Company. All in all, I see a future filled with opportunity driven in part by a global shift in healthcare accountability for the millions of people around the world who understand the importance of new tools to protect themselves and their families.
Robert H. “Bob” Lorsch, CEO, MyMedicalRecords.com
Phone 310-476-7002, Fax 206-374-6136
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Swine Flu Cases Now Number More Than 5,000
Posted by MyMedicalRecords | Filed under Drug Interactions, Flu Pandemic, Personal Health
The Centers for Disease Control reported on their website this morning that the number of Swine Flu (H1N1) case in the United States had risen above 5000, with 5 confirmed deaths now reported.
Again, it is important to note that no single vaccine treatment for this malady has yet been identified. Treatment with multiple drugs, which is the likely treatment course, creates the potential for dangerous interactions for those individuals who already are taking other prescriptions. Having your prescription information consolidated into your Personal Health Record can help alleviate the risk of potential drug interactions for you and any member of your family who might require treatment.
A Personal Health Record, particularly one that allows you to easily store, file and manage paper records you get from your doctors, is more essential than ever.
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Do You Really Know What’s In Your Medicine Cabinet?
Posted by MyMedicalRecords | Filed under Drug Interactions, Medications, Prescription Drugs
MyMedicalRecords.com can help you avoid drug interactions.
Think about the number of different medications your family members take. You may have a prescription from one doctor and a second prescription from another. On top of that you might be using over-the-counter medications, such as pain relievers, and maybe even trying to boost your health with herbal supplements.
The problem is that mixing medications without understanding the potential interactions between them can be harmful to your health.
In fact, a recent study by the Archives of Internal Medicine found a shocking 564 percent increase in at-home medication fatalities using prescription and over-the-counter drugs. This is compared to 5 percent in the clinical setting. The study cited the tragic death last year of Oscar-winning actor Health Ledger, who died from an accidental prescription-drug overdose in his New York City apartment.
According to David P. Phillips of the University of California at San Diego, the cited study’s principal author,
“The amount of medical supervision is going down and the amount of responsibility put on the patient’s shoulders
is going up.”
So what can you do to protect yourself and your family from potentially tragic drug-related interactions? The “Drug Interaction” tool built right into your MyMedicalRecords.com account is one great answer.
The Drug Interaction reference lets you quickly check for interactions on more than 20,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications and even some herbal supplements. You can easily access the feature from within the My Prescriptions section of your account and also from the Home page: www.mymedicalrecords.com. In fact, if you’re not yet a MMR subscriber you can take advantage of a special free trial offer.
