Medical errors are a leading cause of death. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that emergency room visits have hit a record high of nearly 114 million visits per year. Providing patients with access to their medical records at the point of care will save lives and produce better outcomes. Policy makers from both political parties are pushing for healthcare reform.

The Care Group and St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana are taking an active approach to reduce medical errors for our patients. While the CDs are available through other cardiology practices in the United States, we are the first joint effort to provide cardiovascular information from both the cardiology practice and the hospital (St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana).

The Care Group and St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana are offering piece of mind to our cardiovascular patients. The MyRecords credit card-size compact disk contains your most current cardiovascular medical information and history pulled from The Care Group's electronic medical record and includes cardiovascular records that The Care Group has received from St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana.

For more information or to order your CD, please complete the order form and mail a $25.00 check payable to The Care Group as indicated on the form. You may wish to order additional CDs for family members and should consider requesting an updated CD on an annual basis or if there is a major change in your cardiovascular health throughout the year.

The CD also contains education about their diagnosis, treatment and medications. Just like any other private data, it is the patients responsibility to keep the CD secure.