Frequent Questions

MedIDCard is a retractable USB card preloaded with MedIDWare, a comprehensive personal health record program that allows you to manage and store your personal and medical data in one easy place that can go anywhere. With MedIDWare you can record all of your health information including conditions, x-rays, immunizations, advance directives, prescription drugs, and more. MedIDCard, allows you to carry your medical information with you wherever you go, so you can have your health history available for doctor visits or emergencies.

A PHR is a tool that you can use to collect, track and share past and current information about your health or the health of someone in your care. Sometimes this information can save money and the inconvenience of repeating routine medical tests. Even when routine procedures do need to be repeated, your PHR can give medical care providers more insight into your personal health story. The typical PHR consolidates information from many sources into one complete and accurate summary of the health and medical history of an individual. The MedIDWare PHR can be viewed, edited, printed or emailed. The data as well as the portable MedIDWare program may be viewed and edited from any USB port on the computer that the MedIDCard is inserted into. MedIDCard is compatible with Windows and Mac Operating Systems.

Just ask your healthcare provider for a copy. It’s OK to ask for your medical records thanks to two major events:

A. Increasing use of the internet by patients for health-related research, answers to questions, online support groups, and blogs for any medical topic you may wish to chat about, leading to patients who are smarter and better informed about their treatment options.

B. HIPAA – the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which formalized the process for obtaining copies of your medical records.  HIPAA, the same act that regulates how your health information is handled to protect your privacy, also gives you the right to see and obtain a copy of your records. By simply completing an authorization form, you are entitled to receive a copy of your medical record from any provider you see. What this means for you, as you think about creating your own Personal Health Record (PHR), is that it’s now much easier for you to ask for your records.  No doctor is surprised any more when a patient asks for copies of test results or a written consultation.  It’s your right, so what are you waiting for?  Start building your PHR at your next visit.  You’ll be surprised how easy it is!

To maximize greater control, access and portability. The information your doctor stores within their office may not be immediately available to you, especially in an emergency. And even more challenging, your health information will likely be scattered among several healthcare providers, which can make it impossible to keep track of or communicate your health status. MedIDCard lets you maintain the health records for you. With MedIDCard, you can bring your health information with you wherever you go. Ultimately, this means you will have greater control over your health with MedIDCard.

MedIDWare is a software solution that is preloaded onto each MedIDCard. The program is self contained which means the program completely resides on the MedIDCard. No download is required and facilitates the most portable personal health record system available in the market today. The Program is Windows or Mac compatible. To get started in creating a health record, simply enter as much information as you have available in each health section tab area. You can also add official test results, documents or x-rays by importing electronic files from a DVD or CD file or scanning each one and attaching them to them into the MedIDWare program. At anytime during this process, you can select certain health information to either print or export to your MedIDCard for sharing with your doctor or emergency personnel in the event of an emergency.

You should store whichever medical records are important to you. However, to make your MedIDCard Personal Health Record as complete and accurate as possible, we recommend you enter as much health information as you have available. Doing so will ensure you have the important health information available on your MedIDCard in the event of an emergency. Medical professionals will likely want as much health information and documentation as possible.

Yes, you can store all of your prescription medications, present and past. You may also store over the counter vitamins and herbs.

MedIDCard allows users to input valuable medical and contact information as well as insurance information. Includes a health journal and tracker to document blood pressure, blood glucose and body weight. Easy to use drop down menus feature preloaded medications, allergies, immunizations, conditions and procedures. Attach medical documents or images.

Yes. To do this, you will need to contact your healthcare provider for copies of these images. If your healthcare provider gives these images to you as digital files (.jpg or other graphic formats), you can simply attach them within the documents and images page entry in MedIDCard. However, if you are provided with physical copies of these images, you will have to scan them and save them in .jpg, .pdf or other graphic formats before you can attach them within MedIDCard.

Although MedIDCard is not designed for multiple users, it has an area for you to put in family members basic information. We recommend that each person carry their own MedIDCard.

Take your MedIDCard to your next visit and give it, and your password, if applicable, to your physician. He/she will be able to view and/or print your Personal Health Record by inserting your MedIDCard into a Windows or Mac compatible computer and entering your password to unlock your records. If you choose, you can always print your data file prior to your doctor visit.

You, or someone responding to an emergency, can access your Emergency Health Records off your MedIDCard by inserting the drive into any computer USB port (Mac or PC). This is why it is a good idea for you and your family members to always carry your MedIDCard with you in your wallet next to your driver’s license or somewhere else where others will be able to access it in the event you cannot.

Personal health record software, such as MedIDCard, is generally not reimbursed under most insurance policies. Talk to your health insurance carrier if you are unsure.

MedIDCard Health Manager may be tax deductible, however, please consult your tax advisor.

With the purchase of MedIDCard you will receive a wallet card containing your personal contact information, your primary emergency contact information, allergies, medications, blood type and permission to treat. The wallet card will direct medical personnel to the MedIDCard for more detailed personal health information. The wallet card however may become very helpful when minutes are of the essence for emergency medical professionals.

MedID Technologies, Inc. strongly recommends you NOT to input your social security number anywhere on the system. However, your SS# may be inclusive of your medical insurance information. If that is the case we strongly encourage you to indicate only the last four numbers of your SS# so your insurance carrier can identify you, but you should not under any circumstances divulge your full SS#. The final decision to do so is your responsibility. MedID Technologies, Inc. cannot be held responsible if you chose to divulge your SS# in your records and it is compromised.