How to Create Your Personal Health Record

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Questions to ask when creating your Personal Health Record. What kind of information do you store in a Personal Health Record?

• What information is relevant to their conditions?
• Who can help treat an illness?

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   Make a list of the following data:
   • DEMOGRAPHICS - Your details about name,address,sex,age,emergency contact information along with health care provider and insurance details
   • LIST OF MEDICATIONS -Current and past medications along with physician and pharmacy contact details also dosage of the Medical drugs taken.
   • ALLERGIES - To medications,environment,food or another other substance.
   • DIAGNOSIS / PROBLEM LIST - History of Diabetes,Hypertension or any other disease including duration and medications taken.
   • HISTORY OF TESTS AND PROCEDURES - Investigation reports
   • RECORD OF IMMUNIZATIONS - Childhood and also adult
   • PERTINENT FAMILY MEDICAL HISTORY - Close and immediate relatives
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   Collect the following relevant information from your health care provider
   • History of any medical or surgical intervention should be collected from your health care provider.