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.