Pros: Membership with MedeFile gives you access to many services for storing of personal health records (PHRs) plus useful tools designed to facilitate healthcare management. All you have to do is to create a MedeFile and enter pertinent information regarding your medical history – hospitals, doctors, medical conditions, past and current medications, and so on – into the user-friendly system. From there, MedeFile will gather and process all of your records like lab results and consultation records then convert them into digital images. Using special software, MedeFile sorts your records based on date, record type, provider, or by your category of choice so that you and other people you authorize can find your medical data quickly and effortlessly.

Cons: Unlike other companies that provide their services for free, MedeFile charges users with monthly fees. MedeFile’s Basic Plan costs $8.50 monthly while its Premium Plan starts at $21 monthly. Special features like the MedeMinder, Concierge Service, and Extra MedeDrive come with add-on charges that will drive up your monthly costs. MedeFile also provides no trial period so users can’t test whether they’re comfortable with the interface.

The Bottomline: While MedeFile offers many useful features with its plans, the price may be a turn-off for users. There are other options out there so if you feel that you won’t be able to use their more advanced features, then you should consider looking elsewhere.

Editor’s Rating:

Reviewed on July 31, 2011

Summary:
Medefile is a fee-based PHR management services that offers many add-on feature to users. However, there is no free trial period so the usability can’t be determined. There is an online tour though, but it does little to inform potential clients of what MedeFile can do for them. But based on the website, MedeFile compiles and digitizes information from the patient’s different healthcare providers and organizes them based on the user’s preferred arrangement.



Features:
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Digital Health Profile
This is the PHR section where users input allergies, medications, illnesses, family history, healthcare providers, and other medical information.



Records Collection
MedeFile is the one that does the collecting, digitizing, and organizing of your medical records for keeping in the MedeVault.

MedeVault
The MedeVault is MedeFile’s secure online storage for your medical records. For added protection, only you and the people you authorize can access your medical records.

Audit Trail
To ensure privacy, you’ll be provided with a comprehensive activity trail. Any logins and changes to your accounts are indicated and updated real-time.

MedeDrive
This is a flash drive that contains all of your medical records. When plugged into a PC, your emergency responder information will be displayed. Your other medical records are password-protected.

Health Care Calendar
Here you may enter medication schedules and doctor’s appointments so that you’ll be alerted later on.

MedeMinder
This is similar to the calendar except that reminders are made via phone call.

Medication Log
For a running record of your medication, you may enter here your prescriptions, dosages, illness treated, and prescribing doctor.

Emergency Calls
MedeFile will contact those you’ve pre-designated as your contacts as soon as they’re notified by emergency care providers.

MedeMobile
You may now access your records via a mobile device. Internet connection, however, is required.

Fax on Demand
If you need records to be faxed to a provider, just select those records and indicate where you want them to be faxed. MedeFile will fax them at no additional cost.

Concierge Services
This is MedeFile’s one-on-one phone support that will guide you in setting up all aspects of your account.

MedeView
You may grant anyone a read-only access to your account.