myMedirecs Puts Personal Medical Records Control in the Hands of the Patient.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, March 14, 2011 (Press-News.org) myMedirecs Puts Medical Records Control in the Hands of the Patient.

myMedirecs Corp has broadened its range of Personal Medical Alert USB devices that carry its award winning myMedirecs Personal Medical Management suite.

Sydney, Australia (myMedirecs Corp) 4, March, 2011 - myMedirecs, a leading provider of Medical Records Management solutions, has released an enhanced range of USB devices that carry a person's critical medical information that can be viewed by first responders, hospitals and medical practitioners. The immediate availability of such information can be beneficial to the patient as it empowers those who provide emergency and general medical services with current information on which to make informed decisions that could well be life saving.

"Consumers are becoming more aware of the importance and value of maintaining copies of their own personal electronic health records, particularly for emergency situations, and even the more typical of requirement such as travel and relocation." says Karyn Harris, Research Coordinator at myMedirecs. "Your health is one of your most valuable possessions, likewise your medical record information, it's yours, shouldn't it be under your control?" asks Harris. "We plan to release further initiatives in support of this objective in the near future."

myMedirecs enables a consumer to consolidate medical and related information and tests from multiple health care providers, hospitals, medical practitioners, dentists, and others involved in health care. Information such as personal physical conditions, emergency contacts, insurance details, allergies, illnesses, medications, surgeries and operations, cholesterol and various blood tests can be recorded and graphed, all of which are stored securely.

myMedirecs can export portable health records to any USB memory device. The company however has designed a range of devices that are both practical and cost effective, and carry a globally recognized Medical logo that attending medical responders will immediately recognize alerting then to the relevance of the device
The company claims it's myMedirecs solution delivers a distinct benefit to families in general particularly those with young or ill children, those who transfer location and medical practitioners through work, aged care, those traveling regularly on business, schools, and environments exposed to onsite accidents. Medical practitioners and hospitals likewise benefit in having current medical data presented to them during an emergency.

The evaluation version of myMedirecs may be downloaded from http://www.myMedirecs.com or from many shareware sites. The full product version of myMedirecs may be purchased for $19.95 for the Singles version, and $39.95 for the Family version, while the myMedirecs USB devices are priced from $9, all being available online from http://www.myMedirecs.com or from authorized distributors.

Contact:
Karyn Harris, myMedirecs
busdev@myMedirecs.com