It baffles me why people think apps makes life easier. It pisses me off that all my doctors are trying to push me into using their portals.
The first two portals I used were both hacked. The first one I started using for my primary doc and included all the medical lab info. I got an “oops” letter. They were hacked.
The second was from my last employer. They had all my information, salary, 401k amounts, social security number, the whole shebang. They were hacked and I got another “oops” letter.
Both happened a while ago, and I’ve seen no indication that anyone has yet made mischief on me. But I still worry. I have to assume all this information is and will always be availble to people who could cause me great harm.
So, anyway, my point is computers and digital devices are great for a lot of things. But when privacy and accuracy are required, good old-fashioned paper will always be best.
All them hacks can be considered a “Convenience Tax”...convenient for the professions and deleterious to the patients/consumers.