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Dispelling Myths: Why Primary Record is Not Competing with Large Electronic Health Record Companies

At Primary Record, we believe that the future of healthcare lies in collaboration, not competition. By ensuring patients have easy access to their health information and providing tools to manage and use this data effectively, we are complementing the existing healthcare infrastructure rather than competing against it.

Primary Record Honored as 2024 Indiana Small Business of the Year

Primary Record was nominated by their Regional Director, Dan Drexler, with the Indiana Small Business Development Center (SBDC), who praised the company for its commitment to the local small business community. "It has been a pleasure to support your business growth over the last few years," the nomination letter stated. "We celebrate the journey to date and look forward to the growth and success of your business in the years to come."

1upHealth Conversation: Engaging Patients and Families in Health Data

As we enter a new era of patient access to health information, the healthcare industry continues to face challenges in effectively engaging patients and their families with health data. Despite advancements in technology, many still need to be convinced about ...

Streamline Family Health Information Access with Patient Portals and Primary Record: A How to Guide

Setting up a patient portal with your doctor or hospital is a great way to get and securely provide health information for yourself or a family member. Due to changing legislation, many mobile applications, like Primary Record, are emerging, allowing...

Seven Ways Families are Defined: Unpacking Primary Record’s Family-Centered Approach

Why is defining family important? For some, stepping in to help another family member or friend with their health has unanticipated challenges due to privacy laws that healthcare organizations must comply. When Primary Record began to tackle how to simplify...

Empowering Family Caregivers: Simplifying Health Data Management with Primary Record

Recent regulatory shifts have created federal laws for patients and their families to access more detailed releases of their medical data electronically. Lack of knowledge regarding personal health data has contributed to the loss of continuity of care, inconsistent care

How Electronic Access to Health Information Impacts Caregiving in Burmese Communities

During the 2023 spring semester of my Community Health degree at Indiana University School of Public Health, I had an opportunity to intern with Primary Record to gain an understanding of the exchange of health information to support a...

The Six Reasons Why Primary Record Chose to Serve Family First & Not Businesses

Deciding between Family Funded & Healthcare Business Funded Business Models. After identifying software that people want and need, a software product or business needs to choose the most strategic way to fund the growth and development of that software or...

Primary Record Helps Reduce Unnecessary Stress for the Sandwich Generation

Who is the Sandwich Generation? In 1981, two social workers, Dorothy Miller & Elaine Brody, identified a growing phenomenon they called “the sandwich generation.” Their research identified the growing stress of middle-aged adults who supported aging parents, children, and grandchildren...