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As a Fitbit user and a patient I'd like to see some sort of health tracker (preferably covered by major medical) that has the bells and whistles of a fitness tracker but allow adding blood glucose, body temp, HR, maybe adding BP manually. Allow people to track their meals easily with an app for Android and iPhone as well as a web interface.Give PCPs the ability to get real data. Turn the subjective into objective information and if you make it fun for the patient even better.Maybe allow a voice to text feature for tracking food. I'd love to just push the button on my app and say 1 TSP peanut butter, 2 slices of whole wheat bread, etc. let it calculate protein fat carbs.Track sleep as well.Fitness trackers actually help a person be more compliant. When a person knows someone is watching their activity, they are more likely to take a flight of stairs instead of standing on an escalator.Patient forms should all be touch-screen. No reason for using pens anymore. Let people touch buttons. Let people use voice to text if necessary.Let the fitness tracker send messages about follow-up appointment times.Let the tracker record a period of time like a HR monitor would. Then a nurse can see it online and send a message if necessary.

I’m an American resident and was on business in London for several weeks. Early on my trip I came down with a terrible eye infection. Luckily Moorfields Eye Hospital was 5 minutes from the office. I went to the A&E (walk in Emergency Room), filled out a form indicating that I was NOT a UK or EU resident, showed my California driver’s license, and I was asked to take a seat.Minutes later a nurse took my vitals, did a cursory look, and led me to a different waiting room. I was seen by two others who did various checks and then escalated me to an ophthalmologist. I thought the exam was very thorough, and he very carefully explained what was going on, the remedy, and that I should come back in 5 days for a follow-up.I paid about US$20 for two prescriptions which were given to me on the spot. I asked how I would pay for the doctor visit and the answer was, “Oh goodness, you don’t pay anything for the visit…just the medications.”Follow-up visit was even breezier, and again no charge.So yeah, 2 visits to one of the world’s first and best known eye hospitals - FREE even though I technically didn’t qualify.Back in the US for a final follow-up and for that I paid a $55 copay (even though the insurance gets $800/month from me), and frankly, felt the exam was cursory. In and out of the chair in < 5 minutes.Very happy actually that I’m moving to the UK in 2019. Very happy to get out of this US health system/insurance trap.

Yes, and it was actually pretty amusing. It wasn’t so much what I found in the report; it was a note attached to my file.I was taking my records to a new neurologist when I moved to New Orleans. The last set of notes were from an ER visit, where I injured myself during a seizure. I had a mild concussion and a large laceration on my scalp, requiring stitches.As I was reading along, I noticed the “medications dispensed” form: “Patient was informed she would be discharged with a prescription for pain medication. Immediately requested not to be prescribed any medication in the ‘-codone’ family (patient’s words). When asked if it was a KDA patient responded (quoted) “No. It’s because I like them, and if you prescribe it I’ll take the whole bottle in two days”. Patient was prescribed Tylenol #3 (15) and released, with recommended follow up with her neurologist.”The part that shocked me and cracked me up? There was a note attached to the report: “Extremely honest regarding pain medication. Shows no signs of drug seeking behavior.” Attached to the bottom was a Post It note that I’m sure was not intended to be left in my report:“Ladies and gentleman, we have found a unicorn.”