Own your health in 2020!

Happy New Year from all of us at Karen. As you embark on a new year and decade, one of the challenges we all seem to face is our health and that of our loved ones. Have you been in a situation where the healthcare system failed you? If so, you're not alone. It's more common than you think.

Doctors aren't always right...

Doctors are very smart. They're also very human. They make mistakes. The truth is that many of their mistakes are avoidable if we collect our health information. How? When we know how we are responding to treatments, we know how to take the next steps. We take better care of ourselves and we get better treatment from our doctors and care team. We can actually help physicians be better if we collect and share our health experience data with them. Karen can help you own and share your health information in 2020 and beyond, for better health.

Help your care team help you...

There are three (3) ways you can help your care team give you and your loved ones better care.

Consolidate your health data. If you have many different doctors, your health information is likely scattered between them. You need access to ALL of your health information so you can share it with the right doctor at the right time. By law you own your health data so ask your physicians to provide it for you. The key information you want are lab results, appointment history, diagnoses and medical history in pdf format.
Journal your health experience. Your care team only has information from when you go to the doctor or get hospitalized. They have no idea what happens to you at home--but that's where everything happens. In fact, the MOST IMPORTANT data your care team could have is what is happening when they can't see you. The best way to help them is to track symptoms and vitals each day. Note the severity of your symptoms and when unexpected events occur. That way on your next visit, you will be able to share your experience through data--without trying to remember in the moment what happened.
Share your health data with your care team. Your care team won't admit it, but they need your help! By sharing the data from your health journal, you help them understand what works and what doesn't for you. Then they make their treatment decisions based on real-world data, not some mysterious clinical study that didn't include anyone like you. Use your data to help them help you. That can only be accomplished if you share that data with your care team.

Karen makes it all easy...

In 2020, you have to own, store, generate, access, and share your health information. No one cares more about your health than you do. Depend on yourself to own your health. Karen makes it easy to manage your health information and have better interactions with your care team, so you receive better health and better care. It's our promise and in our company DNA to help you--especially when the healthcare system fails.

One last thing.

Karen is the one app and website you need to own you health. Karen will help you have good interactions with the healthcare system, even in the worst situations.

Download the latest version of the Karen app today. It's free! Forward this email to anyone else you know who needs to own their health and care in 2020.

Happy New Year!

The Karen Team
www.yeskaren.com

Happy to help.

Questions or comments? Email us at service@yeskaren.com.

Happy 2020! Own Your Health with Karen