For a parent with two children who have Type 1 Diabetes, having 24/7 access to good medical care is imperative. Whenever we travel the first question I ask the hotel concierge is "Where is the closest hospital and do you have a number to call - other than 911 - if we have an emergency?"

Now, thanks to a doctor in Florida, getting quality healthcare on the road just got a lot easier.

This month, a medical records storage device called PassportMD was launched to ensure you or loved ones who may need medical care away from home will be treated more accurately.

This is a product for those with current medical needs or any past medical history.

Medical Records for Your Wallet

Have you ever attempted to contact your doctor's office only to find it closed or the doctor slow to respond?

For business or leisure travelers, critical medical history and records can be readily available when needed.

PassportMD digitizes important medical records and places them on a CD-ROM small enough to fit in any wallet.

Here is the kind of information that can be stored:

blood type
medications
allergies
emergency family or doctor contact information
a heart patient's EKG
echocardiograms
stress tests and cardiologist notes
chronically ill patient's records and history
other personal data

This valuable content is saved in a simple format accessible by any Windows-based computer.

The cost?

Two copies of the business card-sized CD-ROM are updated twice a year for $64.95.

Or during the month of April only, for $24.95 per year, you can get the PassportMD HealthSaver Plan.

This includes the following:

* One disc
* PassportMD Service acquires records from one designated physician's office only
* Updates and replacements available for $19.95

PassportMD can help reduce medical errors. The CD-ROM of accurate information enables physicians to make sound medical care decisions because they have access to a patient's medical history, medications and allergies.

Steven Hacker, M.D. The Delray Beach, Florida, the physician who created PassportMD after his father faced an emergency while on a European cruise said:

All too often when an emergency occurs to a traveler abroad, precious time is wasted as the medical professional tries to learn about the patient's medical history.

This ensures the patient has a reliable record of his or her past medical history. This is helpful for the doctor, and can be life-saving for the patient.

Bill Panoff, Editor in Chief of Porthole Cruise Magazine hails PassportMD as the "Most Innovative New Travel Product of 2005."

For more information about PassportMD or to become a member, visit:

Inspire & Be Inspired.

Here's to healthy, adventuresome, soulful, "peace of mind doctor in your pocket" living!

~ Jennifer Carolyn King, Rugged Elegance, LLC