Keeping Track of Your Child's Medical Records

Sunday, 19 July 2009

Keeping Track of Your Child's Medical Records

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At my baby's very first doctor's appointment, we received a little booklet that allowed us to record information from that appointment and all further ones.

The nurse wrote my son's age, height, and weight, and showed me the places where the next appointment's stats would go. There was also a section for vaccinations received. (This is important to keep because schools require their students to be vaccinated for certain grade levels).

I could also write any questions I had for the doctor so I wouldn't forget them for the next checkup. Handy, no? Furthermore, when I went to update my son's baby book, lo and behold, I discovered there was also a section for medical records.

How do you keep tabs of your child's growth and development? Do you write down what the doctor measures for your own records?

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I received a little booklet with this information as well. There is a different type of form that has to be filled out by the dr for school, but they can just refer to the booklet and it's all there...
- 7/19/2009 12:43 PM
- PoetMcChick@xanga (message)
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Try Google Health which is an online medical record. One day everyone will have an electronic medical record that can be passed around but that is 10 years away.
- 7/19/2009 3:33 PM
- Pcgecko85@xanga (message)
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I have an app on my iPhone that tracks all our little one's medical info, and questions, etc for the next visit. We also record his age/weight and immunizations in his baby book.
- 7/19/2009 4:10 PM
- Ketamine_Dream@xanga (message)
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@Pcgecko85@xanga - Google Health looks awesome! I'd not seen that before.
Thanks for sharing. <3
- 7/19/2009 4:13 PM
- Ketamine_Dream@xanga (message)
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I do but mostly because in his baby book is a place for ecvery month with info like that. But I do keep up with all the papers they give us at the doctor's office.
- 7/19/2009 7:00 PM
- alternative_mom@xanga (message)
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I fill out both of my kids' baby books tirelessly. And for the baby we have one of those little booklets you are talking about that I fill out as well. I'm really OCD about filling out paperwork and keeping records. I'm totally going to check out Google Health!
- 7/19/2009 8:25 PM
- XDaemonessX@xanga (message)
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@Pcgecko85@xanga - Actually, that may come even sooner than you think. That's how it's done at the hospital in my town and since my son's doctor's office is located in a pavillion building right next door to the main hospital, I don't have to worry about keeping track of paper forms. Any time I need my son's information, I can log into their system and have access to all of his records.
- 7/19/2009 9:20 PM
- Grace
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@Grace - True, some hospitals are coming together to create Hospital Information Exchanges but I was thinking on a grander scale. One day you can be traveling 1000 miles from home and they will be able to look up your medical record. That's the goal
- 7/20/2009 1:43 PM
- Pcgecko85@xanga (message)
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I keep them in her baby brag book as well as a folder in a file cabinet. The post clinic has proved itself inadequate in keeping track of her shot records and I had to prove to them she had a certain round of shots already done. They wanted to prick her again and I just wouldn't have it.
- 7/20/2009 4:33 PM
- LiberalArmyWife@xanga (message)
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My daughter's doctor's office prints out papers with info about the vaccines she will be getting and a print out of her immunizations also. its pretty nice. Then I write all her weight, height & what not in her baby book so i have a written record also
- 10/17/2009 2:11 PM
- Ich_liebe_michx3@xanga (message)
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