Why have government healthcare systems — including the VA and DoD — poured billions of dollars into digitizing care, for decades with no results? Presently, in 2025, accessing a veteran’s complete medical history still feels like assembling a puzzle with missing pieces. The Problem? – Siloed Systems – Fragmented Care – Incomplete Access to Medical…
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For millions of veterans relying on the Veterans Administration (VA) for healthcare, a major challenge remains: disconnected medical records and poor care coordination. “The latest report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs stated they will complete deployment of the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system at nine additional medical facilities, bringing the total to…
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TEFCA, short for the “Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement,” was established by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) under the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016. Initial drafts for the access and exchange of health information, were released in 2018 and 2019. TEFCA’s goal is to reduce the barriers for sharing…
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In today’s healthcare landscape, employers, insurers and government agencies, including Medicare, the DoD and VA, etc. are under great pressure to do more with less—improve employee health outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and ensure workforce productivity. One game-changing tool that’s flying under the radar does just that: MedKaz®—a patented, portable personal health record system that puts…
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Managing healthcare can feel overwhelming, especially when multiple doctors, specialists, and hospitals are involved. For Elaine, a 62-year-old patient with a complex medical history, keeping track of past diagnoses, medications, and test results was a constant struggle. After struggling with paper, notes on her phone and disjointed records from providers, Elaine discovered that MedKaz was…
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MedKaz Reimagines How Providers Can Share Their Patient Records, Opening the Way to Unimagined Healthcare Improvements, Savings, and Provider Profits. The traditional method of patient record sharing, called “interoperability,” aims to connect individual provider EHR systems “on the fly,” via networks, enabling seamless record exchange. The issue is the extensive, costly infrastructures needed, including patient…
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In prior articles we’ve discussed how you can use MedKaz® to streamline your workflow, enjoy interoperability, deliver better, coordinated, lower-cost care and reduce burnout. (See: We Can Enjoy Interoperability Today!) Now, let’s flip the coin and look at another critically important MedKaz® benefit— how it generates new profits for you and delivers an extraordinary ROI.…
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Medical records serve different purposes – as diverse as doctors treating patients, billing, and medical research. While these uses share the basic principle of data collection and storage, each use is different and requires different content and formatting. Doctors treating patients need “interoperability,” instant access to their patient’s complete medical record from all their providers,…
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WHAT IS MEDKAZ®? Unlike traditional attempts to connect fragmented provider systems through unreliable networks, MedKaz consolidates a patient’s complete medical record — from all providers — onto a portable mini drive the patient owns. Patients carry their MedKaz on their keyring with their house and car keys. They give it to their providers whenever they…
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Why Are My Medical Records Important? Your medical history is a personal library of very important information that both you and your doctors need, particularly if you have multiple, chronic, or other complex illnesses. It is the blueprint of your health, encompassing diagnoses, treatments, lab results, and more. Understanding how to access your healthcare information…
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