Keeping a personal health record

Posted on 13 April 2015

You know your doctor keeps a file on your health history, but did you know you should do the same? If you move or fall ill in a foreign place, it will help speed up the process of getting you better.

Tips to organise your medical records:

1. Ask your doctor and hospital for copies of your records (you may need to pay and sign release forms)
2. Organise these into folders with plastic sleeves; one per family member
3. Scan documents and save them securely on the cloud
4. Keep a medical summary document on your person and on a flash drive at home. Include next-of-kin and insurance details on this document.

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