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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The closure of rural hospitals across the United States over the past decade has reached a critical juncture, leaving millions of Americans without access to vital healthcare services. According to a Becker’s Hospital CFO Report, 104 rural hospitals have closed since 2005 and 600 rural hospitals, which makes up about 30% of rural hospitals in…
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In today’s world a lot of people are “on the go.” They include: business people who travel regularly, tourists away for weeks at a time, students or researchers away for months, athletes who travel endlessly during their season, snowbirds who live part of the year in southern climates, migrants like farm workers or Indian tribes who live in different…
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The cost of healthcare in the United States is projected to compound at 5.4% annually through 2031. This presents a huge challenge to employers and insurers who provide health insurance to employees. In response, employers are more aggressively seeking new ways to reduce medical costs so they can maintain health benefits for their employees. Healthcare…
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A New England-based physician in private practice — we’ll call him Dr. Prince — recently came to us for help. He was frustrated, unfulfilled and exhausted. He has two major problems. First and despite what the government and various medical record vendors claim, he can’t access his patients’ records when he needs them from their other…
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As reported in Becker’s Physician Leadership, the recent study “Bad news for private practice physicians” identified that among the many serious problems and issues confronting physicians, burnout is surging front and center. If we don’t solve it, healthcare in the US will fall apart! Even now, it’s not unusual to have to wait months to…
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MedKaz® offers a simple but powerful and innovative solution for the interoperability problem in healthcare. It reimagines healthcare by assembling a patient’s complete medical record from all their providers, and the application to manage them, on a MedKaz mini drive the patient owns and carries with them on their keyring along with their house and…
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When we are sick, we want our doctors to treat our issues as quickly and efficiently as possible. Yet, did you know that your doctors don’t have all the information they need to treat you? This is frustrating, and can lead to delays, cause them to reschedule visits, and waste time and money. We can…
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