Consumers Encouraged to Add Personal Health Records (PHR) to Hurricane Preparedness Checklist

U.S. Newswire, June, 2009

To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS

Contact: Ellen Bookman, Fish Consulting, 1-770-971-9675, ebookman@fish-consulting.com

35 MillionU.S.Residents At Risk with Atlantic Hurricane Predictions; Are Their Medical Records Safe?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- With hurricane season upon us, more than 35 million Americans are at risk for Atlantic hurricanes, and potentially so are their medical records. According to the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration forecasters, there is a 70 percent chance of having nine to 14 named storms, of which four to seven could become hurricanes.

While many lessons were learned after Hurricane Katrina, according to health officials, U.S. residents should not forget the simplest one: patients should be well-advised to...

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