In an age where we can do just about anything online - from paying bills and registering the car to doing the shopping and buying movie tickets; it seems only natural that we should be able to manage something as personal as our own health as well. Storing medical records electronically has become increasingly popular overseas, and is has taken off in Australia. It makes sense particularly when it comes to our child's health records.
From the moment your child is born, it is important to keep a record of all their medical history, such as immunisation records and growth development. Usually these details will be recorded at your local Doctor's surgery, or perhaps in your child's health book with vaccinations recorded, given to you when your child is born. However if you should move, travel, change doctors, are unable to read a doctor's handwriting or simply misplace bits of paper along the way, you may not have all the information you need to be assured of the well being of your child.
YourChildsHealthRecord.com is the breakthrough e-health tool that offers parents and guardians peace-of-mind by enabling them to independently control and manage, or any authorised representative, peace of mind by enabling them to have independent and full control in managing their child's personal health and medical records, in a safe, secure and convenient online environment.
Dr Joann Goodier, a Sydney GP with a business background in the pharmaceutical industry, understands the importance of having online medical records. “From the point of view of health, you'll get much better outcomes,” she says. “It will make sure people know what has happened to them from when they were a baby through to an adult”.
A child's record with the child's individual reference number will show the child's health information, from the newborn child declaration form to Australian immunisation register, which will help health professionals and healthcare providers have accurate medical information and apply the necessary care and treatment. Having a detailed record of your child's health is also crucial not just for the national register, but also when applying for Medicare access.
Looking back
Catherine mother of Lucy, 15 years and Isobel 12 years, would have loved such a system when her girls were younger. “It makes a lot of sense to have it all centrally located,” says Catherine. “We moved when Lucy was two and a half and I didn't have a complete immunisation history for her. I was sure she'd had the full hepatitis B course but because we didn't have it documented, and the doctor we went to had moved, we made her have it again.”
“Ensuring an accurate immunisation record is a great example of the value of a Personal Health Record. Monitoring the individuals and populations immunisation status in a timely manner is vitally important to the ongoing prevention and eradication of vaccine preventable disease on a national and international scale. Recording this information online is an ideal way to ensure accurate record keeping into adult life, helping medical professionals in the vaccination provider industry, work towards a greater level of national health” says Professor George Rubin, President of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine.
Recording medical records online becomes even more important when a child has particular health concerns such as diabetes or asthma. Vital information is carefully stored and a parent can refer to it quickly in an emergency whether they're at home or on the other side of the world. With busy lives and hectic schedules, parents can rest easy, knowing that they have complete control over the location and accessibility of their children's records.
It is important to take control of the information regarding your children's health and store it all in one secure place. Your child will then have a great start in life with clear concise records over which they eventually will also have control. Convenience, security and peace of mind; for a parent it does not get much better than that.
Thanks to YourChildsHealthRecord.com, you can create a free, personalised immunisation schedule for your child now.
