1. Benefits of Electronic Health Records Association:
Your health information is scattered across many different providers and facilities. Keeping your own complete, updated, and easily accessible PHR means you can play a more active role in your healthcare. You wouldn't write checks without keeping a check register. The same level of responsibility makes sense for your healthcare. 
Your own 

myPHR offers a different perspective, showing all your health-related information. It can include any information that you think affects your health, including information that your doctor may not have, such as your exercise routines, dietary habits, or glucose levels if you are diabetic. 

Also, the PHR is a critical tool that enables you to partner with your providers. It can reduce or eliminate duplicate procedures or processes, which saves healthcare dollars, your time, and the provider's time. 

PHR empowers you, the patient. The information you gather gives you knowledge that assists your preparation for appointments. Overall, it gives you more intimate knowledge of your health information, including an active role in preventive care and care management. This way, you are more involved in your own care. 

In times of crisis it is often difficult to remember important details. If you or a member of your family are suddenly taken ill or in an accident, accurate health information can be critical for fast treatment. Information about allergies and current medication is essential. Emergency contact numbers need to be easily available especially if you are unconscious. All this information is accessible via your myPHR.ca number and it can be used any time anywhere. 

ARE YOU PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY? 
The myPHR.ca service would prove to be invaluable to attending emergency personnel in providing: 
1. Identification of a patient 
2. Current medical conditions (eg. diabetes, deaf, blind etc.) 
3. Medical History (eg. stroke, myocardial infarction) 
4. Allergies 
5. Surgical History 
6. List of current medications 
7. Emergency contact information of family and friends 
8. Sensitivity to certain drugs 
9. Blood type 
10. Contact information of Health Professionals (eg. doctor, dentist and specialists) 
11. Insurance information 
12. Immunizations 
13. Eliminate communication errors due to non-English speaking clients (multicultural community)

1. Identification of a patient: It would be terrible if your child was walking somewhere and was involved in an accident? Your child was unable to speak because of the trauma and emergency personnel come to their rescue. They asks for your child's information -- name and phone number. The child cannot speak. The emergency personnel looks in your child's backpack and finds their myPHR card. They call you immediately. Your child is rushed to the hospital and you are by their side. 

2. Current medical conditions: Do you have current medical conditions? eg. hard of hearing, diabetes, 

3. Medical History: Have you had a medical emergency before? eg. stroke, myocardial infarction, seizure etc. 

4. Allergies: Do you have any allergies? eg. Penicillin, codeine 

5. Surgical History: Have you had any recent or past surgical procedures? What was the surgery and when was it performed? eg. Cholecystectomy

6. List of current medications and doses: Are you taking prescription medicines? Are you tired of trying to remember their names? The myPHR service will help advise medical personnel as to what prescriptions you are taking. I cannot tell you how many times another family member or friend would have to tell medical personnel what medicines a patient was taking. 

7. Emergency contact information of family and friends: The myPHR card will help the police, EMS to contact family within minutes of an emergency. 

8. Sensitivity to certain drugs: Are you sensitive to any medicines? Do you carry anything that advises medical personnel that you are? Well if you are like most people, you do not carry this information? Being given the wrong medicine could be a life or death situation. DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU! 

9. Blood type: Do you carry anything that advises medical personnel what blood type you are? Well if you are like most people, you do not carry this information? Blood tests would have to be performed before any major surgery. (A universal donor blood may have to be given initially). 

10. Contact information of Health Professionals (eg. doctor, dentist and specialists): Do you remember all of your doctor's and specialists names and contact information? Do you carry this information with you at all times? 

11. Insurance information: Do you remember all of your insurance information? What about your spouse's (secondary company) information? Do you carry this information with you at all times? 

12. Immunizations: Can you remember all of your immunization information? When was your last tetanus, hepatitis or influenza shot? Do you carry this information with you at all times? 

13. Communication: Eliminate communication errors due to non-English speaking clients (multicultural community)

Other Benefits: 
Reduces stress when filling out hospital admission forms - saves time and endless frustration. 

Making quality health information readily available at all points of care, reducing delays in treatment, and supporting the providers' decision-making. 

Reducing the incidence of medical error by improving the accuracy and clarity of medical records. 
Streamlining the sharing of health information to improve patient care. 

Giving health professionals a common understanding of your health condition, preventing unnecessary treatments and adverse events, such as harmful prescription drug interactions. 

Reducing unnecessary duplication of tests, such as lab work.

"The life you save could be your own or a loved one"

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