The Anonymous Widower

Does the NHS Computer Records Fiasco Create an Opportunity?

I am certainly convinced and there are many others out there of the need to have a wordwide on-line database with the important details of my health records.

In my case, I think it should contain such things as.

1. GP and specialist contact details.
2. A health summary.  Most people could write that themselves.
3. Repeat prescriptions. 
4. Test results for things like INR, B12 etc.
5. Eye and hearing tests.
6. X-ray and other images. It is getting commonplace for specialist to give you these, but all we need is for them to be in a standard image form. 
7. E-mails from health professionals.

You would be responsible for the uploading of the data.  In many cases it would just be ticking a box or writing a simple sentence.

Suppose someone was to provide such a service, then I would use it a shot. Someone might already have created such a database, but I’ve not heard of it.

People will worry about privacy, but then look at the average Facebook page.  A lot of much more confidential information is often published there.

So go for it! There is a lot of money to be made!

And money to be saved by health consumers.

Imagine on a simple level you lose your glasses on holiday.  If you’ve uploaded your prescription, you could probably walk into any optician and get new glasses quickly.  Whether they’d want to supply without giving you an expensive eye test, would be up to the optician, but in most cases you’d be fixed up without trouble.

May 18, 2011 - Posted by AnonW | Computing, Health | Internet