[metspitzer]

I was at the doctor today. I had been there before so I did not have
to do any new forms, but the woman in the lobby had to, and she was
hard of hearing. She had her son with her and he was reading the form
to her very loudly.

Him: Have you had a colonoscopy recently?
Her: No, but I did have that hemroid operation a few years back.
Him: Any gynecologic problems?

Anyway.....................the point is, there should be a standard
form for medical history.

There should be a standard form for contact information. It should be
a single 8x11 sheet and it should be used by everyone on the planet.

You should be able to include it with a job application or a doctor's
visit or a passport or green card or food stamps or school form or for
anything else you need to supply your address for.

Then, you need a "standard" form for medical/dental history. One for
work experience. One for financial information.

Whether or not you choose to furnish any or all of this information,
the point is, the form should be the same for everyone on the planet.

Then......you can keep a secure form of each of these standard forms
and you should be able to email, fax, snail mail or upload to their
secure web page.

It is so inefficient to have to fill out the same info over and over
and over and over.

I have had to furnish financial information before and the amount of
info I furnished varied greatly on what I supplied to who, but the
form should be the same. If I send it in blank, it should still be
the same form.

There could be a Wikiforms and let offices collaborate on what the
standard form should look like.

States could even have a Wikiform for "Last Wishes and Final
Arrangements" "Advanced medical directives"

[Stormin Mormon]

As a consumer, I agree with you. However, the elected reps
derive a lot of power by troubling people with petifogging
regulation, and then easing up the thumb screws in exchange
for large donations.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"Metspitzer" wrote in message
...
I was at the doctor today. I had been there before so I did
not have
to do any new forms, but the woman in the lobby had to, and
she was
hard of hearing. She had her son with her and he was
reading the form
to her very loudly.

Him: Have you had a colonoscopy recently?
Her: No, but I did have that hemroid operation a few years
back.
Him: Any gynecologic problems?

Anyway.....................the point is, there should be a
standard
form for medical history.

There should be a standard form for contact information. It
should be
a single 8x11 sheet and it should be used by everyone on the
planet.

You should be able to include it with a job application or a
doctor's
visit or a passport or green card or food stamps or school
form or for
anything else you need to supply your address for.

Then, you need a "standard" form for medical/dental history.
One for
work experience. One for financial information.

Whether or not you choose to furnish any or all of this
information,
the point is, the form should be the same for everyone on
the planet.

Then......you can keep a secure form of each of these
standard forms
and you should be able to email, fax, snail mail or upload
to their
secure web page.

It is so inefficient to have to fill out the same info over
and over
and over and over.

I have had to furnish financial information before and the
amount of
info I furnished varied greatly on what I supplied to who,
but the
form should be the same. If I send it in blank, it should
still be
the same form.

There could be a Wikiforms and let offices collaborate on
what the
standard form should look like.

States could even have a Wikiform for "Last Wishes and Final
Arrangements" "Advanced medical directives"

[Red Green]

Metspitzer wrote in
:

I was at the doctor today. I had been there before so I did not have
to do any new forms, but the woman in the lobby had to, and she was
hard of hearing. She had her son with her and he was reading the form
to her very loudly.

Him: Have you had a colonoscopy recently?
Her: No, but I did have that hemroid operation a few years back.
Him: Any gynecologic problems?

Anyway.....................the point is, there should be a standard
form for medical history.

There should be a standard form for contact information. It should be
a single 8x11 sheet and it should be used by everyone on the planet.

You should be able to include it with a job application or a doctor's
visit or a passport or green card or food stamps or school form or for
anything else you need to supply your address for.

Then, you need a "standard" form for medical/dental history. One for
work experience. One for financial information.

Whether or not you choose to furnish any or all of this information,
the point is, the form should be the same for everyone on the planet.

Then......you can keep a secure form of each of these standard forms
and you should be able to email, fax, snail mail or upload to their
secure web page.

It is so inefficient to have to fill out the same info over and over
and over and over.

I have had to furnish financial information before and the amount of
info I furnished varied greatly on what I supplied to who, but the
form should be the same. If I send it in blank, it should still be
the same form.

There could be a Wikiforms and let offices collaborate on what the
standard form should look like.

States could even have a Wikiform for "Last Wishes and Final
Arrangements" "Advanced medical directives"


....and then you go into the office and that ask you the same f'n things
that are on the form! Ughhhh!


Well, I guess it could be an Alzheimer's screening...

[[email protected]]

On Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:13:58 -0400, Metspitzer
wrote:

I was at the doctor today. I had been there before so I did not have
to do any new forms, but the woman in the lobby had to, and she was
hard of hearing. She had her son with her and he was reading the form
to her very loudly.

Him: Have you had a colonoscopy recently?
Her: No, but I did have that hemroid operation a few years back.
Him: Any gynecologic problems?

Anyway.....................the point is, there should be a standard
form for medical history.


Have you ever had an erection last longer than four hours?

How would a woman answer that????????


By the way, the last time mine lasted more than 4 hours, it received a
medallion and a blue ribbon from the National Erection Center of
America. (NECA).

[Ed Pawlowski]

On Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:13:58 -0400, Metspitzer
wrote:




There should be a standard form for contact information. It should be
a single 8x11 sheet and it should be used by everyone on the planet.



It already exists. It is called 8.5 x 11 paper.

If you have a computer, use your word processor or text editor and
type a brief medical history. Type out the medications you take. Hand
it in.

If you don't have a computer, write it out on a lined pad. Get some
copies made. Hand it in.

If you have health issues, it is a good idea to carry a copy with you
"just in case". If you are in a situation needing medical care, it is
a big help.

When my wife was in the hospital (four times last year) she had copies
and gave them to the various doctors that came in to see her. Every
one said "this is great".

Be proactive and do it. It can save your life.





States could even have a Wikiform for "Last Wishes and Final
Arrangements" "Advanced medical directives"

Some have them already. The hospital my wife goes to has it on file
and any doctor can access it if needed. Ask about the proxy form.

[RicodJour[_2_]]

On Nov 2, 8:44*pm, wrote:

Have you ever had an erection last longer than four hours?

How would a woman answer that????????

Yes - it was the best night of my life and I'm sorry he's gone.

R

[Malcom \Mal\ Reynolds]

In article ,
Metspitzer wrote:

Anyway.....................the point is, there should be a standard
form for medical history.

If I'm not mistaken, the feds are already requiring the portability of medical
records, so you can probably ask all of your doctors for digital copies of all
of your records and carry it around on a cd/dvd or flash drive

[Percival P. Cassidy]

On 11/03/11 01:01 am, Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote:

Anyway.....................the point is, there should be a standard
form for medical history.

If I'm not mistaken, the feds are already requiring the portability of medical
records, so you can probably ask all of your doctors for digital copies of all
of your records and carry it around on a cd/dvd or flash drive

But the information may still be laid out differently on different
providers' forms, and some might want information that is not on other
providers' forms.

A TV program a few years ago about health care around the world showed
the medical ID/insurance card used in Taiwan: they swipe the card and
immediately know your whole medical history and the meds you are taking.
Get out of the dark ages, USA.

Perce

[DerbyDad03]

On Nov 2, 5:13*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
I was at the doctor today. *I had been there before so I did not have
to do any new forms, but the woman in the lobby had to, and she was
hard of hearing. *She had her son with her and he was reading the form
to her very loudly.

Him: *Have you had a colonoscopy recently?
Her: *No, but I did have that hemroid operation a few years back.
Him: *Any gynecologic problems?

Anyway.....................the point is, there should be a standard
form for medical history.

There should be a standard form for contact information. *It should be
a single 8x11 sheet and it should be used by everyone on the planet.

You should be able to include it with a job application or a doctor's
visit or a passport or green card or food stamps or school form or for
anything else you need to supply your address for.

Then, you need a "standard" form for medical/dental history. *One for
work experience. *One for financial information.

Whether or not you choose to furnish any or all of this information,
the point is, the form should be the same for everyone on the planet.

Then......you can keep a secure form of each of these standard forms
and you should be able to email, fax, snail mail or upload to their
secure web page.

It is so inefficient to have to fill out the same info over and over
and over and over.

I have had to furnish financial information before and the amount of
info I furnished varied greatly on what I supplied to who, but the
form should be the same. *If I send it in blank, it should still be
the same form.

There could be a Wikiforms and let offices collaborate on what the
standard form should look like.

States could even have a Wikiform for "Last Wishes and Final
Arrangements" *"Advanced medical directives"

The obvious solution is subcutaneous RFID chips embedded at birth.

All initial medical data, such as the infant's Apgar score, birth
weight, etc. would be programmed onto the chip and updated every time
the person went to the doctor's office, hospital, etc. throughout
their entire life.

All data would be stored in the cloud and accessible by all medical
facilities across the globe, including first responders in emergency
situations.

As soon as you walked into a medical facility the tag would be read
and the data would be available to the staff.

The tags would also monitor your ongoing health and update your
information between visits. The GPS chip would record your travels so
the data would include the fact that you had traveled outsde of your
home country and possibly into risky locations.

[Peter[_14_]]

On 11/2/2011 5:13 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
I was at the doctor today. I had been there before so I did not have
to do any new forms, but the woman in the lobby had to, and she was
hard of hearing. She had her son with her and he was reading the form
to her very loudly.

Him: Have you had a colonoscopy recently?
Her: No, but I did have that hemroid operation a few years back.
Him: Any gynecologic problems?

Anyway.....................the point is, there should be a standard
form for medical history.

There should be a standard form for contact information. It should be
a single 8x11 sheet and it should be used by everyone on the planet.

You should be able to include it with a job application or a doctor's
visit or a passport or green card or food stamps or school form or for
anything else you need to supply your address for.

Then, you need a "standard" form for medical/dental history. One for
work experience. One for financial information.

Whether or not you choose to furnish any or all of this information,
the point is, the form should be the same for everyone on the planet.

Then......you can keep a secure form of each of these standard forms
and you should be able to email, fax, snail mail or upload to their
secure web page.

It is so inefficient to have to fill out the same info over and over
and over and over.

I have had to furnish financial information before and the amount of
info I furnished varied greatly on what I supplied to who, but the
form should be the same. If I send it in blank, it should still be
the same form.

There could be a Wikiforms and let offices collaborate on what the
standard form should look like.

States could even have a Wikiform for "Last Wishes and Final
Arrangements" "Advanced medical directives"
As a retired medical specialist, I don't agree that a single form suits
all circumstances. I can see a a modular standardized history,
consisting of a form relevant for a general pediatrician and/or family
practitioner and then specific modules for each Board recognized
specialty. The specialist is going to want and need a lot more
information pertaining to medical conditions in that specialty area.

[Malcom \Mal\ Reynolds]

In article ,
"Percival P. Cassidy" wrote:

On 11/03/11 01:01 am, Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote:

Anyway.....................the point is, there should be a standard
form for medical history.

If I'm not mistaken, the feds are already requiring the portability of
medical
records, so you can probably ask all of your doctors for digital copies of
all
of your records and carry it around on a cd/dvd or flash drive

But the information may still be laid out differently on different
providers' forms, and some might want information that is not on other
providers' forms.

A TV program a few years ago about health care around the world showed
the medical ID/insurance card used in Taiwan: they swipe the card and
immediately know your whole medical history and the meds you are taking.
Get out of the dark ages, USA.

Perce

and health care in Taiwan is provided by the gov't so it's no surprise

[Ed Pawlowski]

On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:04:38 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:



A TV program a few years ago about health care around the world showed
the medical ID/insurance card used in Taiwan: they swipe the card and
immediately know your whole medical history and the meds you are taking.
Get out of the dark ages, USA.

Perce


In our case, if we use a doctor in the Fallon Clinic, they have all
that information readily available to them. Does not matter what
doctor, specialist, building, they just go to the computer.

If that doctors puts you in the hospital though, they are prevented by
privacy laws to have the two computer networks talk to each other.
Some of the doctors have offices in the same complex.

[Chuck[_15_]]

On 11/3/2011 5:52 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:04:38 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:



A TV program a few years ago about health care around the world showed
the medical ID/insurance card used in Taiwan: they swipe the card and
immediately know your whole medical history and the meds you are taking.
Get out of the dark ages, USA.

Perce


In our case, if we use a doctor in the Fallon Clinic, they have all
that information readily available to them. Does not matter what
doctor, specialist, building, they just go to the computer.

If that doctors puts you in the hospital though, they are prevented by
privacy laws to have the two computer networks talk to each other.
Some of the doctors have offices in the same complex.
Won't matter much when Obamacare ties all computers together and
everything will be available to anyone. The real reason medical records
are being computerized. I mentioned this to my Dr. and he agreed with
me. He said he will have to do as he is told to do...by the Govt.

[[email protected]]

On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:10:23 -0400, Chuck wrote:

On 11/3/2011 5:52 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:04:38 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:



A TV program a few years ago about health care around the world showed
the medical ID/insurance card used in Taiwan: they swipe the card and
immediately know your whole medical history and the meds you are taking.
Get out of the dark ages, USA.

Perce


In our case, if we use a doctor in the Fallon Clinic, they have all
that information readily available to them. Does not matter what
doctor, specialist, building, they just go to the computer.

If that doctors puts you in the hospital though, they are prevented by
privacy laws to have the two computer networks talk to each other.
Some of the doctors have offices in the same complex.
Won't matter much when Obamacare ties all computers together and
everything will be available to anyone. The real reason medical records
are being computerized. I mentioned this to my Dr. and he agreed with
me. He said he will have to do as he is told to do...by the Govt.

He's not alone. So will everyone else.