Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Jump drive, thumb drive, flash drive there are lots of names for them. I've been using one for my medical records for the last couple of years. We've had other discussions on here about them in the past. It's a great little device that allows me to have my medical records with me at all times. It's especially reassuring when I'm traveling. It hangs from my car keys and knowing it's there is comforting. If I had to go to an unfamiliar hospital, at least all my records would go with me. Beth Moderator Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 Dermatomyositis 11/08 To: breathe-support Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:34:40 PMSubject: jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Jump drive, thumb drive, flash drive there are lots of names for them. I've been using one for my medical records for the last couple of years. We've had other discussions on here about them in the past. It's a great little device that allows me to have my medical records with me at all times. It's especially reassuring when I'm traveling. It hangs from my car keys and knowing it's there is comforting. If I had to go to an unfamiliar hospital, at least all my records would go with me. Beth Moderator Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 Dermatomyositis 11/08 To: breathe-support Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:34:40 PMSubject: jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 MB....this has been talked about in the past, as you say. Is this to labor intensive to get the "how to do it" on a file? I'd really like to do this and have no idea where to begin. I was thinking about going to Radio Shack and inquiring...someone mentioned them back when. Thanks for any info. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 MB....this has been talked about in the past, as you say. Is this to labor intensive to get the "how to do it" on a file? I'd really like to do this and have no idea where to begin. I was thinking about going to Radio Shack and inquiring...someone mentioned them back when. Thanks for any info. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 great idea, carrying it with you, thanks Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund.org--- Subject: Re: jump driveTo: Breathe-Support Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 4:52 PM Jump drive, thumb drive, flash drive there are lots of names for them. I've been using one for my medical records for the last couple of years. We've had other discussions on here about them in the past. It's a great little device that allows me to have my medical records with me at all times. It's especially reassuring when I'm traveling. It hangs from my car keys and knowing it's there is comforting. If I had to go to an unfamiliar hospital, at least all my records would go with me. Beth Moderator Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 Dermatomyositis 11/08 From: Joyce T Rosenberg <pinkrockybeach@ yahoo.com>To: breathe-support@ yahoogroups. comSent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:34:40 PMSubject: jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 great idea, carrying it with you, thanks Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund.org--- Subject: Re: jump driveTo: Breathe-Support Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 4:52 PM Jump drive, thumb drive, flash drive there are lots of names for them. I've been using one for my medical records for the last couple of years. We've had other discussions on here about them in the past. It's a great little device that allows me to have my medical records with me at all times. It's especially reassuring when I'm traveling. It hangs from my car keys and knowing it's there is comforting. If I had to go to an unfamiliar hospital, at least all my records would go with me. Beth Moderator Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 Dermatomyositis 11/08 From: Joyce T Rosenberg <pinkrockybeach@ yahoo.com>To: breathe-support@ yahoogroups. comSent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:34:40 PMSubject: jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Sher, It's no more complicated than saving a file to the hard drive on your own computer. It's just a question of saving it to the location you want, in this case your flash/thumb/jump drive. Beth Moderator Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 Dermatomyositis 11/08 To: Breathe-Support Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:07:30 PMSubject: Re: jump drive MB....this has been talked about in the past, as you say. Is this to labor intensive to get the "how to do it" on a file? I'd really like to do this and have no idea where to begin. I was thinking about going to Radio Shack and inquiring... someone mentioned them back when. Thanks for any info. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Sher, It's no more complicated than saving a file to the hard drive on your own computer. It's just a question of saving it to the location you want, in this case your flash/thumb/jump drive. Beth Moderator Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 Dermatomyositis 11/08 To: Breathe-Support Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:07:30 PMSubject: Re: jump drive MB....this has been talked about in the past, as you say. Is this to labor intensive to get the "how to do it" on a file? I'd really like to do this and have no idea where to begin. I was thinking about going to Radio Shack and inquiring... someone mentioned them back when. Thanks for any info. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 I wasn't clear...I mean can you or someone on the board explain how to get medical info on this' jump drive' thingy and then put the info in the Files section of the home page for reference> MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 I wasn't clear...I mean can you or someone on the board explain how to get medical info on this' jump drive' thingy and then put the info in the Files section of the home page for reference> MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Sher, I can't imagine I'm understanding you correctly. Are you saying you want to put your personal medical records in the file section on the home page? Beth Moderator Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 Dermatomyositis 11/08 To: Breathe-Support Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:23:58 PMSubject: Re: jump drive I wasn't clear...I mean can you or someone on the board explain how to get medical info on this' jump drive' thingy and then put the info in the Files section of the home page for reference> MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 I just looked again at your post and now I see what you are asking. It's a complex question and it really depends on what you are trying to do. If you're looking to just save files that currently exist on your computer onto a flash drive, you just save htem the way you would any other time only specifying the location of the flash drive. If you have pieces of paper that you want to save as files, you would need to either scan them yourself or have them scanned and then save them to the flash drive. If you've got something on CD, you would probably only need to open the file and then click File and Save and specify the location of the flash drive. This is probably not as clear as you'd like it to be. Perhaps someone else can clarify further. Beth Moderator Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 Dermatomyositis 11/08 To: Breathe-Support Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:23:58 PMSubject: Re: jump drive I wasn't clear...I mean can you or someone on the board explain how to get medical info on this' jump drive' thingy and then put the info in the Files section of the home page for reference> MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 I just looked again at your post and now I see what you are asking. It's a complex question and it really depends on what you are trying to do. If you're looking to just save files that currently exist on your computer onto a flash drive, you just save htem the way you would any other time only specifying the location of the flash drive. If you have pieces of paper that you want to save as files, you would need to either scan them yourself or have them scanned and then save them to the flash drive. If you've got something on CD, you would probably only need to open the file and then click File and Save and specify the location of the flash drive. This is probably not as clear as you'd like it to be. Perhaps someone else can clarify further. Beth Moderator Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 Dermatomyositis 11/08 To: Breathe-Support Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:23:58 PMSubject: Re: jump drive I wasn't clear...I mean can you or someone on the board explain how to get medical info on this' jump drive' thingy and then put the info in the Files section of the home page for reference> MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 It would be more clear if I were not such a computer dummy. Sometime back I started asking for chart notes after a dr visit. Didn't take long to see that I was soon going to have piles and piles of papers. So, my med info is at each dr's office but I'd like to convert it to something I have w/me all the time...such as you do. I had to laugh at your first impression..all my guts and feathers in a file on the board. LOL. Oh I'll find someone who can spoon feed me the process. Thanks MB. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 It would be more clear if I were not such a computer dummy. Sometime back I started asking for chart notes after a dr visit. Didn't take long to see that I was soon going to have piles and piles of papers. So, my med info is at each dr's office but I'd like to convert it to something I have w/me all the time...such as you do. I had to laugh at your first impression..all my guts and feathers in a file on the board. LOL. Oh I'll find someone who can spoon feed me the process. Thanks MB. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Sher,If you take your flash drive to the different doctors and ask if they will download your file to it, I'll bet they would.Roxanne, 59, South Carolina 2006 Asthma/ PF 2008 PF/ Sarcoidosis/Gerd Lady Slipper OrchidSubject: Re: jump driveTo: Breathe-Support Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 6:05 PM It would be more clear if I were not such a computer dummy. Sometime back I started asking for chart notes after a dr visit. Didn't take long to see that I was soon going to have piles and piles of papers. So, my med info is at each dr's office but I'd like to convert it to something I have w/me all the time...such as you do. I had to laugh at your first impression.. all my guts and feathers in a file on the board. LOL. Oh I'll find someone who can spoon feed me the process. Thanks MB. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR.  NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06  Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Sher,If you take your flash drive to the different doctors and ask if they will download your file to it, I'll bet they would.Roxanne, 59, South Carolina 2006 Asthma/ PF 2008 PF/ Sarcoidosis/Gerd Lady Slipper OrchidSubject: Re: jump driveTo: Breathe-Support Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 6:05 PM It would be more clear if I were not such a computer dummy. Sometime back I started asking for chart notes after a dr visit. Didn't take long to see that I was soon going to have piles and piles of papers. So, my med info is at each dr's office but I'd like to convert it to something I have w/me all the time...such as you do. I had to laugh at your first impression.. all my guts and feathers in a file on the board. LOL. Oh I'll find someone who can spoon feed me the process. Thanks MB. MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR.  NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06  Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Roxanne Unfortunately, in this area its all still paper files except for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and except for CT's and such. So, I scan a lot of paper. In this age of technology there are some insane things here. For example, Baylor Hospital of Plano and Dallas Diagnostic Association (a huge doctor's group) are both owned by Baylor. Now, all the doctors as well as any other doctor practicing at Baylor can access CT's taken at the hospital. But the hospital can't access the CT's taken across the walkway at DDA. Of course you can add to that the fact that CT's at DDA typically run around $800 (full charge before insurance adjustments) and just got billed over $4900 for one done at the hospital. In fact, her ER visit was around $9000 and she never saw a doctor and that is after insurance adjustments, so the amount the insurer and the hospital have agreed to. Billed before adjustments was $12000. > > From: Sher Bauman bofus@... > Subject: Re: jump drive > To: Breathe-Support > Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 6:05 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It would be more clear if I were not such a > computer dummy. > Sometime back I started asking for chart notes > after a dr visit. Didn't take long to see that I was soon going to have piles > and piles of papers. So, my med info is at each dr's office but I'd like to > convert it to something I have w/me all the time...such as you do. > I had to laugh at your first impression.. all my > guts and feathers in a file on the board. LOL. > Oh I'll find someone who can spoon feed me the > process. Thanks MB. > MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. > > Nasturtiums > Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already > there! > > > jump > drive > > > > > > > > > Sunny > i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump > drive > > > Pink Joyce IPF > 3/06 Pennsylvania > Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive > 4/09 > www.transplantfund. > org > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Roxanne Unfortunately, in this area its all still paper files except for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and except for CT's and such. So, I scan a lot of paper. In this age of technology there are some insane things here. For example, Baylor Hospital of Plano and Dallas Diagnostic Association (a huge doctor's group) are both owned by Baylor. Now, all the doctors as well as any other doctor practicing at Baylor can access CT's taken at the hospital. But the hospital can't access the CT's taken across the walkway at DDA. Of course you can add to that the fact that CT's at DDA typically run around $800 (full charge before insurance adjustments) and just got billed over $4900 for one done at the hospital. In fact, her ER visit was around $9000 and she never saw a doctor and that is after insurance adjustments, so the amount the insurer and the hospital have agreed to. Billed before adjustments was $12000. > > From: Sher Bauman bofus@... > Subject: Re: jump drive > To: Breathe-Support > Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 6:05 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It would be more clear if I were not such a > computer dummy. > Sometime back I started asking for chart notes > after a dr visit. Didn't take long to see that I was soon going to have piles > and piles of papers. So, my med info is at each dr's office but I'd like to > convert it to something I have w/me all the time...such as you do. > I had to laugh at your first impression.. all my > guts and feathers in a file on the board. LOL. > Oh I'll find someone who can spoon feed me the > process. Thanks MB. > MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. > > Nasturtiums > Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already > there! > > > jump > drive > > > > > > > > > Sunny > i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump > drive > > > Pink Joyce IPF > 3/06 Pennsylvania > Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive > 4/09 > www.transplantfund. > org > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Sher You can ask your doctors if the notes and records and labs are computerized. If so, getting them put on a flash drive is relatively easy. A flash drive costs under $20 now, often under $10. If they are like mine and still on paper, then making copies and scanning are the only way. I scan mine into my computer, but if I see a new doctor it's frightening as my records for the last two years is several inches thick and all relevant. But thats what you get when you see 17 doctors in one year. > > It would be more clear if I were not such a computer dummy. > Sometime back I started asking for chart notes after a dr visit. Didn't take long to see that I was soon going to have piles and piles of papers. So, my med info is at each dr's office but I'd like to convert it to something I have w/me all the time...such as you do. > I had to laugh at your first impression..all my guts and feathers in a file on the board. LOL. > Oh I'll find someone who can spoon feed me the process. Thanks MB. > MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. > Nasturtiums > Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! > > jump drive > > > Sunny > i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive > > > Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania > Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 > www.transplantfund. org > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Roxanne...hey, thanks....that's a beginning! MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Roxanne...hey, thanks....that's a beginning! MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive Sunny i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump drive Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund. org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Bruce, ok...now I'm beginning to get it. If I have paper then I bring it home and scan it into my computer. How do I get it OUT of the computer onto the flash drive? MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive>>> Sunny> i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jumpdrive>>> Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania> Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09> www.transplantfund. org> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Bruce, ok...now I'm beginning to get it. If I have paper then I bring it home and scan it into my computer. How do I get it OUT of the computer onto the flash drive? MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! jump drive>>> Sunny> i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jumpdrive>>> Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania> Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09> www.transplantfund. org> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Sher You can do that one of two ways. One is by opening it and then changing the save location to your flash drive. The other is by using Windows Explorer or the My Computer function and copying the file to your flash drive. What I'd advise is keeping all your medical records in one folder so you know where they are and each time you add something then copy that folder onto your flash drive. This way you have it to take with you and also have a backup. > > > > It would be more clear if I were not such a computer dummy. > > Sometime back I started asking for chart notes after a dr visit. > Didn't take long to see that I was soon going to have piles and piles of > papers. So, my med info is at each dr's office but I'd like to convert > it to something I have w/me all the time...such as you do. > > I had to laugh at your first impression..all my guts and feathers in a > file on the board. LOL. > > Oh I'll find someone who can spoon feed me the process. Thanks MB. > > MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. > > Nasturtiums > > Don't fret about tomorrow, God is already there! > > > > jump drive > > > > > > Sunny > > i just remembered what the thingy is called, it's a jump > drive > > > > > > Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania > > Donate Life Listed 1/09 inactive 4/09 > > www.transplantfund. org > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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