Insights from The Orlando Senior Help Desk Organizing medical records

Keep a folder of all medical information. It is good to have a binder in addition to a folder on the computer, so you can take critical medical information with you to appointments. Information Needed:

• Health insurance cards, Medicare cards, and so on

• Appointment reminder cards from health care providers

• A list of medications including dosages, frequency, date started and reason

• A medical history

• A list of emergency contacts, relationship, addresses and all phone numbers

• A sheet for recording the date of visits, the provider and any tests performed or instructions

• Any special log...