• Over 90% of physicians would encourage their patients to use the
  MyMeds software program.
  
  
• 88% of physicians would carry a medication card themselves if they took medicines.
  
  
• If a patient's medications are known, complicated hospital stays can be reduced an average of 1.25 days, saving considerable money and time.
  

"My patients receive prescriptions from multiple physicians and clinics. Thus, unless the patient records these meds on the [MyMeds] program, the primary care clinic records will be incomplete."

"[MyMeds] has the information I would want [as a patient's physician]."

"Very clear and concise…very helpful, allowing more time for patient care."

"I like the idea of increased patient responsibility in their care."

"I think that it will be very helpful not only in emergency situations, but also in first time clinic visits or specialist/consultant referrals."

"Very important to get quick information about patient's health condition and patient's primary care provider information."

"It would be nice if all patients had these."

"Great idea, from an Emergency Medicine standpoint…very helpful if kept up to date."

"Good concept. Very difficult to treat patients when significant information is lacking, which can lead/result in a decreased level of care."

"I would encourage patients to use/buy [the MyMeds] software program, especially if they have multiple medications or multiple/complex medical issues."

"Very valuable for coordination of care between hospitals, clinics, and facilities."

"[The MyMeds card] is easy to read, [and its] concise information would be useful for someone who is on a lot of medicines."

"Medication cards are a very good idea."

"There definitely is a need for [MyMeds] for patients and caregivers."

"This is exactly the type of information I encourage patients to carry."

"I don't leave home without my MyMeds card. My doctors love it."

"I am not very experienced with computers, so I like that this is so easy to use."

"When I went to Mayo, my specialists told me that my MyMeds card made it easier for them to treat me."

"I travel a lot, and since trade names of drugs change from country to country, I like the fact that the generic name is listed so that I can be treated properly wherever I am."

"I feel safer knowing that I am taking part in my care."

"I help take care of my elderly parents and in-laws, and MyMeds makes it easy for me to keep track of their medicines as well as my own."