Most People's Health Histories are in Many Places
Do you have your own complete health history? Probably not.
Have you told your family and personal history to many physicians during your lifetime so far? Most people have.
Are you tired of telling your story repeatedly? Most likely.
Do you feel the questions asked about your history leave out much of your history? Most probably. Most people feel they have more to say, but there is not enough time to tell their story.
Is your history on file in many doctor offices and intuitions? Most likely.
Have any of those histories been given to you? Probably never.
Has your history been taken verbally most of the time? Most histories are collected verbally during a physician-patient interview. In some situations some doctors are starting to use computer software to collect histories, although still not the norm. Studies suggest,
"physicians using electronic health records preferentially structure interviews around data-gathering demands rather than patients’ own narrated accounts".
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This results in lost opportunities for gathering your history
Do you know where your histories are? See the slide.
HiGS is interactive and enables you to collect your own history and make it into your
Personal History History (
PHH). The
PHH can be as comprehensive a history as you want it to be. Your
PHH can be accessed, updated, and retrieved by you. With
HiGS, your history can be all-in-one place and stored for you for any need. You can print, Fax, or electronically send your
PHH to anyone you wish when you wish. Your
PHH is completely controlled by you. You can know your history is accurate because you create it with
HiGS.