Pros: Health-Minder has easy to use data entry screens for all kinds of health information. It has help topics and tips for new users so that they can make efficient use of the software. Health-Minder is 4.5 MB shareware that can be downloaded for free within a few minutes and is valid for 60 days.

Cons: Health-Minder cannot work for Mac or Windows Vista, so the software will work for you only if you have an older version of Windows. Graphics are less attractive than other PHRs. The product was last updated in 2005.

The Bottomline: Health-Minder is health-tracking solution for your entire family: your children, your spouse, your elders and even your pets! It can be used for health monitoring purposes as well as planning for costs, insurance claims, nutrition planning and medical appointments.

Editor’s Rating:

Reviewed on July 10, 2011

Summary:
Health-Minder is software that is used to maintain family health records and it monitors your family’s health. It is advised by health professionals to keep personal and family health histories so that it can benefit them in the future. When records are maintained, the chances of a correct diagnosis and successful treatment are greatly improved. Health-Minder addresses all these concerns and helps you understand your family’s health and fitness issues for a healthy existence. Fatal and chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure etc. can be avoided if their symptoms are identified at early stages and their root causes found out. Even hereditary diseases that run in the family can be prevented or their impact can be minimized.



Features:
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Health-Minder keeps a record of the following medical information: personal medical history, family medical history, personal lifestyle health habits, health observations, medical expenses and insurance tracking, health and fitness measurements, reminders of medical appointments and tests, phone numbers of hospitals and doctors and health resources.

You can get accurate, detailed records of personal and family medical history from major illnesses to prescriptions, medical test dates and results to hospitalizations and surgeries, allergies and pregnancies to pet medical histories. Health-Minder also tracks your daily diet, exercise, alcohol use and environment and work history. When you go for medical appointments, you can take with you a record of your health observations or symptoms so that doctors can correctly diagnose the disease.

With the Health-Minder Diary, you can keep a pattern of your health observations ranging from weight gain during pregnancy to exercise and diet plans. Health-Minder also shows medical expense reports and insurance claims of each family member and keeps track of insurance payments. The added feature of health resources provides online links to information about diseases, health, nutrition, and support groups. It also stores personal phone numbers of doctors, pharmacies, hospitals, ambulance service, veterinarians, dentists, insurance companies, or any personal phone number you wish to add.

Specifications:
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Health-Minder is a shareware that can be downloaded for free within a few minutes and is validity for 60 days. After the trial period, you will have to buy the full version to continue using Health-Minder. The software can work on Windows 95/98/XP/NT/2000 and requires 8 megabytes of RAM or more, 12 megabytes of hard drive space and a 32-bit system.