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When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005 most of the one million people displaced by the storm were left without a single medical record. Now, nearly 70 percent of doctors in the country still do not have electronic medical records for patients making it nearly impossible for doctors to work if a disaster strikes. Tehachapi residents are being given the opportunity to avoid that fate. The Personal Health Record, known as MyHealthKeeper, is being test driven by a group of about 40 senior citizens, all members of the Tehachapi Diabetes Support Group. MyHealthKeeper is currently tailor-made to fit the needs of diabetes patients, but it is a program created to be used as a chronic disease management tool as well as an electronic medical record. The product has been in the works for nearly two years by the East Kern County Integrated Technology Association (EKCITA) and Tehachapi Hospital, with the partnership of Access Strategies. On Thursday, April 19, the Personal Health...
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