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MEDKAZ REIMAGINES HOW PROVIDERS CAN SHARE THEIR PATIENT RECORDS, OPENS WAY TO UNIMAGINED HEALTHCARE SAVINGS, IMPROVEMENTS AND PROVIDER PROFITS
- THE CONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO PATIENT RECORD SHARING, KNOWN AS “INTEROPERABILITY,” STRIVES TO LINK INDIVIDUAL PROVIDER EMR SYSTEMS ON THE “FLY” VIA NETWORKS, SO THEY CAN EASILY EXCHANGE RECORDS. It requires extensive, costly support organizations, including patient registries, nationwide networks and government organizations. After 15 years and untold costs, it still doesn’t work.
- A recent Infor study conducted among 400+ leading healthcare executives found: “only 19% of respondents report full adoption of interoperability initiatives” and “93% . . . say gaps in interoperability hinder the capacity to make timely patient care decisions.”
- IN STARK CONTRAST, MEDKAZ® PROVIDES TOTAL INTEROPERABILITY TODAY — EASILY AND WITHOUT SPECIAL SUPPORT ORGANZATIONS OR NETWORKS! It focuses on the patient and his records, NOT on providers and their EMR systems.
- MEDKAZ AGGREGATES COPIES OF A PATIENT’S RECORDS FROM ALL HIS PROVIDERS, AND THE APPLICATION TO MANAGE THEM, ON A PATIENT-OWNED MEDKAZ MINI DRIVE. The patient carries it on his keyring along with his house and car keys, and gives it to any care provider who treats him.
- THE CONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO PATIENT RECORD SHARING, KNOWN AS “INTEROPERABILITY,” STRIVES TO LINK INDIVIDUAL PROVIDER EMR SYSTEMS ON THE “FLY” VIA NETWORKS, SO THEY CAN EASILY EXCHANGE RECORDS. It requires extensive, costly support organizations, including patient registries, nationwide networks and government organizations. After 15 years and untold costs, it still doesn’t work.
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MEDKAZ IS SYSTEM AGNOSTIC, WORKS SEAMLESSLY ALONGSIDE EMR AND PAPER SYSTEMS
- MEDKAZ FOCUSES ON MANAGING RECORDS, NOT on how to create, organize, format or network them.
- WORKS INDEPENDENTLY OF PROVIDER EMR SYSTEMS — even when they’re down due to power or internet outages, natural disasters, malware or ransomware shutdowns. All MedKaz requires is a charged computer.
- TURNS EVERY RECORD INTO A SEARCHABLE PDF DOCUMENT YOU READ IN A BROWSER (You open it with only 2 clicks).
- A CARE PROVIDER CAN OPEN IT INSTANTLY TO SEARCH ITS CONTENTS, AS IN A GOOGLE SEARCH. It opens to the most recent document containing the search term, with the term highlighted. He quickly clicks from term to term and note to note going back in time, until he finds the precise information he is looking for.
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MEDKAZ IS SAFE AND SECURE, YOU CAN TRUST ITS CONTENTS
- MEDKAZ IS PASSWORD CONTROLLED TO 2 LEVELS.
- A patient or provider MUST enter a password to log on to a MedKaz and access its contents. The only exception is QuickView which an Emergency Provider logs onto without a password when his patient can’t communicate. He can access his patient’s basic information in QuickView but not his detailed records.
- A patient can lock specific records if he wishes to control who sees them; he must enter his password to unlock them.
- THE MEDKAZ SERVER IS THE ONLY DEVICE THAT CAN DOWNLOAD A RECORD DIRECTLY TO A PATIENT’S MEDKAZ, NO OTHER DEVICE OR INDIVIDUAL CAN. All provider records on a MedKaz are first uploaded to the MedKaz Server, processed, then downloaded by the patient or his provider to his MedKaz.
- MEDKAZ IS PASSWORD CONTROLLED TO 2 LEVELS.
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MEDKAZ IS A SOURCE OF CRITICAL PATIENT INFORMATION, NOT A SECOND EMR SYSTEM
- A provider’s EMR System contains his patient’s records. MedKaz contains his patient’s records from his other providers. A PROVIDER NEEDS BOTH TO PROPERLY TREAT HIS PATIENT AND AVOID WASTE, BUT HE ONLY ENTERS DATA IN ONE, HIS EMR SYSTEM. (His EMR note is automatically uploaded to the MedKaz Server; his patient then downloads it to his MedKaz with 2 clicks.)
- IT IS THIS ACCESS TO THEIR PATIENT’S RECORDS FROM ALL THEIR PROVIDERS THAT EMPOWERS THEM TO AVOID COSTLY “MEDICAL ERRORS” THAT HARM — OR EVEN KILL — THEIR PATIENTS, AND AVOID UNNECESSARY VISITS, TESTS AND PROCEDURES WHICH GREATLY INCREASE THE COST OF CARE!
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PROVIDERS PLUG MEDKAZ INTO A FREE-STANDING COMPUTER IN THE EXAM ROOM, NOT IN THEIR EMR SYSTEMS
- FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF BOTH PROVIDER EMR SYSTEMS AND PATIENT MEDKAZ DEVICES, A PROVIDER SHOULD NOT PLUG HIS PATIENT’S MEDKAZ INTO HIS EMR SYSTEM.
- Instead, each exam room should be equipped with a standalone computer, and a provider should plug his patient’s MedKaz into it at the start of a visit. (As explained below, the cost to equip each exam room with a standalone computer is dwarfed by the new revenue MedKaz generates for providers.)
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MEDKAZ STREAMLINES PROVIDER WORKFLOW, SAVES PROVIDER TIME
- AT THE START OF A VISIT, WHEN THE CARE PROVIDER LOGS ONTO HIS PATIENT’S MEDKAZ, IT SPONTANEOUSLY GENERATES A REPORT, A HEALTH SUMMARY, THAT SAVES THE PROVIDER 3 TO 6 MINUTES GETTING UP TO SPEED WITH HIS PATIENT’S ISSUES AND OVERALL CARE. It frees him to talk with his patient — which pleases both him and his patient. It can reduce his burnt-out feeling, and please his patient who wants his provider to understand him. (His patient can save him even more time if he completes the Pre Visit Questionnaire — the “Instant Medical History “ — on his MedKaz in the quiet of his home, before his visit.)
- AS HE EXAMINES HIS PATIENT, HE CAN INSTANTLY SEARCH HIS PATIENT’S MEDKAZ AND COORDINATE HIS CARE WITH HIS PATIENT’S OTHER PROVIDERS. This empowers him to avoid costly medical errors and unnecessary visits, tests and procedures that plague healthcare today and contribute to its excessive costs! (THIS SIMPLE STEP IS WHAT INTEROPERABILITY IS ALL ABOUT — AND WHAT PROVIDERS CANNOT DO WITH THEIR EMR SYSTEMS ALONE.)
- FOLLOWING THE VISIT, HE ENTERS HIS NOTES IN HIS EMR SYSTEM AND AN ASSISTANT UPLOADS A COPY TO THE MEDKAZ SERVER. The Server makes the note searchable, adds relevant meta data to briefly summarize its contents, and mounts it for his patient or a provider to download when they log onto his MedKaz. (We are automating this process so no one will have to handle provider notes following an encounter.)
- HIS PATIENT DOWNLOADS THE NOTE WITH JUST 2 CLICKS. The meta data information appears in a row on the Encounters -> Providers (or similar) table — each row represents an encounter. To read the complete note, the patient or provider merely double clicks the row and the complete note opens in a conventional browser!
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A USB MINI DRIVE IS THE IDEAL DIGITAL DEVICE FOR PATIENTS TO CONTROL, SHARE THEIR RECORDS
- CONVENIENT, SIMPLE-BUT-POWERFUL, INEXPENSIVE, RUGGED, EASILY REPLACED, EASY-TO-USE, FAST, MASSIVE DATA STORAGE CAPACITY.
- EASILY USED BY 30+ MILLION SENIORS AND LOW-INCOME EARNERS WHO DO NOT HAVE SMARTPHONES but frequently require care.
- LOW COST TO OPERATE, DOESN’T REQUIRE COSTLY SUPPORT SERVICES, such as elaborate Patient Identification Registries or hard-to-maintain networks.
- PROVIDES INSTANT ACCESS TO PATIENT’S LIFETIME HEALTH RECORD, FREES HIS PROVIDERS FROM HAVING TO FAX OR NETWORK HIS RECORDS, FREES HIS PATIENTS FROM HAVING TO CARRY BAGS OF PAPER RECORDS TO HIS PROVIDERS.
- ENSURES HIS OLD RECORDS ARE ACCESSIBLE even if his providers are no longer practicing or were permitted by law to destroy them, and have done so.
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NO ONE CAN CHANGE OR DELETE A MEDICAL RECORD ON A MEDKAZ
- RECORDS CAN’T BE CHANGED OR DELETED FROM A MEDKAZ. But if a patient is reading a record in his MedKaz browser and sees a mistake, with one click he can create an Addendum, enter a correction on it, and permanently attach it to the record.
- A PATIENT CAN OPT TO HIDE A MEDICAL RECORD ON HIS MEDKAZ, BUT ALL HIDDEN RECORDS CAN BE DISPLAYED ANYTIME SIMPLY BY CLICKING ON “Edit Patient Information -> Show Removed Data.”
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PATIENTS CAN CHANGE THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION
- A PATIENT INITIALLY ENTERS HIS “PERSONAL INFORMATION” ON HIS MEDKAZ WHEN HE ACTIVATES IT. It includes his: name, address, care providers, contacts, insurer(s), employer(s), advance directives, chronic illnesses, early history, family history, and social history.
- WHEN HE NEEDS TO CHANGE IT BECAUSE HE MOVED, CHANGED JOBS, INSURANCE, ADVANCE DIRECTIVES OR OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION, HE ENTERS HIS CHANGE(S) ON HIS MEDKAZ. In turn, his MedKaz sends them to the MedKaz Server which captures them and sends copies to his providers so their records are always current.
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MEDKAZ IS A COMMUNICATION PLATFORM
- WITHIN 24 HOURS OF AN ENCOUNTER, A PATIENT CAN LOG ONTO HIS MEDKAZ AND DOWNLOAD A COPY OF HIS NEW RECORD. He then can read it in a simple browser to be reminded of and better understand what his doctor said, and even catch mistakes if there are any (which he identifies in an Addendum). With 2 additional clicks on his MedKaz he can open a health reference website such as Mayo Clinic, WebMD, NIH, or PatientsLikeMe, to learn more about his illness.
- ALSO WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE MEDKAZ SERVER AUTOMATICALLY “PUSHES” COPIES OF THE SAME NOTE TO HIS PATIENT’S OTHER PROVIDERS WHO TREAT HIM FOR THE SAME OR RELATED ILLNESS. This empowers them to catch errors or stop unnecessary visits, tests or procedures before they happen. (This simple step can greatly reduce the patient’s cost of care.)
- ALSO WITHIN 24 HOURS, A PATIENT CAN AUTOMATICALLY SHARE HIS RECORDS WITH ANYONE HE WISHES, SUCH AS LOVED ONES, CARE GIVERS, NURSING HOMES, RESEARCHERS. He designates Contacts with whom he wants to share his records and the MedKaz Server automatically sends copies to them so they are fully informed about his health and can help him care for himself.
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MEDKAZ BUSINESS MODEL — UNIQUE LIKE ITS APPLICATION, BENEFITS EVERYONE
- MEDKAZ IS AN INEXPENSIVE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE.
- A patient can subscribe directly for only $99 per year (Family Packs of 2, 3 or 4 MedKaz devices sell for lower unit prices.).
- A payer — employer, insurer or government agency — can give a MedKaz to their employees or insureds as a wellness benefit for as little as $6.00 per month per employee/insured.
- PATIENTS EASILY RECOVER THESE LOW SUBSCRIPTION COSTS AND SAVE DEDUCTIBLES AND COPAYS WHEN THEIR PROVIDERS AVOID UNECESSARY VISITS, TESTS OR PROCEDURES BY ACCESSING HIS MEDKAZ.
- PAYERS — EMPLOYERS, INSURERS AND GOVERNMENT — CARRY THE BULK OF THE RISK AND REAP THE BULK OF THE REWARDS WHEN COSTS ARE AVOIDED OR REDUCED, SO THEY HAVE A STRONG INCENTIVE TO URGE BOTH PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS TO ADOPT AND USE MEDKAZ. They can easily do so by giving a MedKaz to their employees/insureds as a wellness benefit, and paying financial incentives to care providers when they use their insured-patient’s MedKaz during a visit, and upload copies of their notes to the MedKaz Server!
- MEDKAZ IS FREE TO CARE PROVIDERS AND VERY PROFITABLE. THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES THEY ARE PAID DROP DIRECTLY TO THEIR BOTTOM LINE. These new profits dwarf the cost of installing standalone computers in exam rooms. (You can estimate how much new income/profit MedKaz will generate for a practice, clinic, or hospital, and its return on its investment — ROI — in standalone computers, by modeling your practice on the MedKaz Value Calculator.)
- MEDKAZ DOES NOT REQUIRE COSTLY EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS OR NETWORKS TO FUND IT. IT WAS CREATED AND IS MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY BY HEALTH RECORD CORPORATION DBA MEDKAZ® which maintains the MedKaz Application and Server and provides the services needed to sustain and promote it.
- MEDKAZ IS AN INEXPENSIVE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE.
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POSSIBLE FUTURE BENEFITS
- WITH MEDKAZ, UNRELATED MEDICAL PRACTICES WITH DIFFERENT EMR SYSTEMS CAN COLLABORATE, CHANGE FROM FEE-FOR-SERVICE TO VALUE-BASED CARE, AND FORM PROFITABLE ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS (ACOS).
- THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTHCARE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WILL WANT TO RECONSIDER COST-CUTTING CHANGES THEY ARE PLANNING OR PREVIOUSLY MADE. THANKS TO MEDKAZ THEY MAY AGAIN BE PROFITABLE AND ABLE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THEM.
- WHEN MEDKAZ IS WIDELY ADOPTED, HEALTHCARE AS WE KNOW IT WILL GREATLY IMPROVE AND COST MATERIALLY LESS; HEALTHCARE AS A PERCENT OF GDP WILL DECLINE; PATIENTS, PROVIDERS AND PAYERS ALL WILL BE HAPPIER.
