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In Time Of Emergency, Let Your Personal Health Profile Speak For You

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Oftentimes we have more than one doctor because medicine is a specialized field. So in addition to the primary care physician, one might have a gynecologist or any other specialist. If for example, I have a primary care physician and a dermatologist and both doctors have different offices, then it is not possible to have my personal health profile in a single location and easily accessible to the health care personnel involved in my care? Which of the two doctors do you think would have my comprehensive health profile? None of them would because there is no communication between both doctors. Each would give me a record that is consistent with the care they specifically provided. So, If I needed my comprehensive personal health profile, would I get it in a format that will be readily accessible? In times of an emergency, when no family member is available, or when I am unable to communicate any personal medical information to the emergency res ponders, what happens? Medical in