MedNest — keep the personal health record connected
Symptoms, daily function, appointments, medications, result references and insurance notes often end up in different portals and notebooks. MedNest gives one main record keeper a local workspace for the information they choose to enter. It organizes the record; it does not diagnose a condition, interpret results or decide a claim.
Why keep the working record local?
Personal health records can be sensitive. MedNest runs as a browser-based file without a required GentleTools health account or automatic upload of the working record. That gives you more direct control over where the file and backups live.
The trade-off is equally important: GentleTools is not keeping a cloud copy for you. If the device fails, the browser data is cleared or you lose the recovery material for an encrypted file, there may be no vendor copy to restore. Keep independent backups in storage you control.
A quick daily function record
Record a severity score if useful and note which everyday activities were affected — work, driving, cooking, showering, sleep and other practical effects you choose to track.
A summary of what you entered
Review days recorded, user-entered severity, higher-severity days and how often selected activities were affected, with the dated entries behind the totals. It is a record summary, not an eligibility or claim decision.
Conditions and care-team references
Keep clinician-recorded condition names or codes you choose to copy, allergies, care-team contacts and equipment notes together. The app does not diagnose conditions or verify codes.
Medication history
Record current and past medications, doses, schedules, refill notes, side effects you observed and why you report stopping something. MedNest does not recommend, compare or evaluate medications.
Appointments, before and after
Write questions before a visit and record what you understood afterwards, including user-entered follow-up tasks. The app does not replace the clinician record or medical instructions.
Results you enter over time
Record selected values from source documents and chart them over time for your own reference. MedNest does not interpret whether a result is normal, abnormal or clinically significant.
Insurance and claim chronology
Keep plan references, billed amounts, user-entered balances, claim events, denial letters and contact notes together. The timeline organizes source information; it does not interpret coverage or decide an appeal.
Emergency reference page
Print a compact page from the allergies, conditions, current medications and contacts you entered. It is a reference sheet, not an emergency, triage or clinical service.
Optional local lock
If you enable the app’s local encryption feature, keep the passphrase and recovery material somewhere you control. There is no GentleTools password-reset service or cloud copy to recover the record for you.
Source information stays source information
If you copy a diagnosis, result, claim date, medication instruction or insurance figure into MedNest, keep the original clinician record, policy, notice or other source document too. The app can make those details easier to find and review, but it does not turn a user-entered note into an official medical or insurance record.
How it works
- Buy and download instantly — no required account.
- Open the file in a modern browser and clear the sample data when you are ready.
- Choose whether to use the app’s optional local lock and keep recovery material separately.
- Add daily function notes or other records only when they are useful to you.
- Print a summary when you want a readable copy for your own review or an appointment.
- Export backups regularly and test that you can restore them.
What it does not do
- It does not diagnose, screen for or rule out a medical condition.
- It does not interpret lab or test results or tell you whether a value is clinically significant.
- It does not recommend medication, flag interactions or tell you to start, stop or change treatment.
- It does not determine disability, benefit eligibility, insurance coverage, appeal merit or filing deadlines.
- It does not replace clinician records, emergency services, a medical professional or qualified insurance or legal help.
- It does not provide automatic cross-device sync. Use a shared cloud system instead if several people need one live record.
Need the larger connected record?
One-time purchase, yours to keep. A free trial holds 20 daily entries — everything you enter stays in the file if you upgrade.
Buy for $7.99 (47% off) →Questions before buying? Get in touch — or see the FAQ.
MedNest is a personal recordkeeping tool, not a medical device or professional service. Seek appropriate medical or emergency care for symptoms that need professional attention and use the original clinician, insurer or official source for decisions that depend on those records.