This is what Eric is talking about; (and not to be confused with the "notify" or watch this thread function)- Willy
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We're pleased to announce the Hepatitis C tracker, the next in a series of Personal Health Applications (PHAs) geared towards helping our members with keep track of their health metrics, symptoms, treatments, test results and events. We developed the Hepatitis C tracker with feedback from several of the members from this community and we're excited to be able to make it available. The tracker will allow you to keep track of your daily treatments and symptoms specific to Hepatitis C.
You can access the Hepatitis C Tracker by clicking on the "Trackers" link at the top of the community, or on the "Trackers" tab on My MedHelp.
We plan on adding more functionality to the Hepatitis C Tracker over the next few weeks and would love to get your suggestions and feedback. If you want to track a specific treatment or event, let us know. Please post your comments in the MedHelp Suggestions community, accessible via My Shortcuts.
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I saw something like this first time on a HIV site; AIDSMeds. They essentially allow people to keep track of their meds, medical records, weight, calories; all sorts of things. Is it private? Yes, and no (I'd suppose). Most of us can't access other peoples records but I would venture that certain people/agencies can. Homeland Security can access anything, The IRS and other branches can in certain circumstances and as you go down the food chain some forums could even sell access to the records to other information gathering agencies (headhunters, employment or as you suggest people who are affiliated with trends perhaps more than people). I'm not saying that's happening here. I'm only saying that if they don't tell you I wouldn't assume that it's completely private. Even then I doubt it. I know that sounds a little paranoid, but think about the medical records for famous people that have been accessed lately. Think about Obama's tax records being viewed by people within the IRS. Think about credit card records being hacked.
It's another question if anybody cares. Most of us nobody cares a feather or a fig about. ; )
Willy