Many practices have had success with Patient Held Medical Records.
This can be used as the key component of a GP Management Plan and Team Care Arrangement. It can act as a communication tool between all providers involved in a patient’s care – are they all ‘on the same page’?.
It can also contain information for the patient about their conditions. This can be provided by a range of team members to assist in self management.
‘A4 Document Folders’ with plastic sleeves have been used by many practices.
The Patient Held Record may contain
- the patients current problems
- medical history
- current medication list
- key goals and targets, and progress towards them
- recent results (bloods, Xrays, ECGs, spirometer readings)
- specialist letters
- a care calendar
- referral letters to specialists, Xray and pathology
- information about their condition (handouts)
Doctors Grand Plaza have posted their story ‘The Blue Folder‘ to the APCC 1001 stories web site. This includes an example of “the care calendar” they have developed.
Your comments and suggestions are welcome.
Are there any pages or templates you have found useful to include in a Patient Held Medical Record?
