Every patient gets a copy of their Hospital records loaded into an MMR Personal Health Record when they check out of one of the Alexian Brothers Hospitals....
Here's the PR: Alexian Brothers Hospital Health Network Signs Agreement with MyMedicalRecords.com to Offer On-line Personal Health Records to Patients
June 25, 2007 - Alexian Brothers Hospital Network, headquarted in Arlington Heights, IL, has entered into an agreement with Los Angeles-based MyMedicalRecords.com, the leading provider of on-line Personal Health Records (PHR) to provide an on-line Personal Health Record for patients being discharged from Alexian Brothers Hospital Network facilities, including Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village, IL, St. Alexius Medical Center, Hoffman Estates, IL, and the network's multiple occupational health locations across Chicago's suburbs.
The Service will be called "Alexian Brothers Hospital Network On-Line" and will be powered by the MyMedicalRecords.com ("MMR") PHR engine.
Under the program, scheduled to begin this year, patients will be offered an Alexian Brothers Hospital Network On-Line Personal Health Record during their stay in the hospital. There is no cost to the patient for the service, and the PHR holds information for up to 10 members in the family. The account will be initially populated with the patient's discharge records, which will include information about prescribed medications as well as other ongoing care instructions. Patients could then use the Alexian Brothers Hospital Network On-Line service to store and manage personal health and medical records they receive from any of their physicians or other continuing care providers.
In addition to storing personal health and medical records, the service includes a suite of useful management tools such as the ability to set up a prescription database, as well as calendar reminders for doctor appointments, prescriptions and when to take medication.
"The goal of the program is to help make patients more aware of, and take greater control of, their continued healthcare after they leave the hospital and to be better able to manage the healthcare of their entire family," said Dr. Anthony Cutilletta, Alexian Brothers Hospital Network Vice President of Medical Affairs. "Alexian Brothers Hospital Network On-Line will help Alexian deliver the most comprehensive care to our patients, whether they are in or out of the hospital."
The service also features a special log-in that allows an Emergency Room physician or Emergency Medical Technician to access the latest and most vital information about a user, such as medical history, recent test results, prescriptions and allergies, in the event of a medical emergency in which the user cannot communicate.
"Alexian Brothers and MyMedicalRecords.com have been working together in response to the government's goal to have Personal Health Records for all Americans," said Robert H. Lorsch, MyMedicalRecords.com CEO. "Alexian Brothers is leading the way in their community by providing information to their patients that assures the best of care in or out of the hospital. MyMedicalRecords.com is proud to partner with Alexian Brothers to bring this important service to their patients."
A recent Mayo Clinic Study reported the fact that the vast majority of patients discharged from the hospital lack basic awareness of their health situation. The study, which looked at 43 patients discharged from a municipal teaching hospital, indicated that 62 percent of patients did not know the purpose of their medications, 86 percent did not know the common side effects of the drugs they take and 58 percent were unable to give their diagnosis.
Alexian Brothers Hospital Network On-Line users receive a personal telephone number, which can be used both for voice and fax messaging. Personal health and medical records can easily be faxed into the user's password secured account by their providers. The system then converts the fax into a PDF file which can be read with free Adobe® software. In addition, images such as x-rays, scans and ultrasounds can be uploaded directly from the PC desktop. Information then can be filed in any of 16 file folders. Because Alexian Brothers Hospital Network On-Line is a Web-based service, users can retrieve their records from any Internet-connected computer in the world.
The product also provides users with a personal, secure PIN protected voice mail box, which allows doctors to leave private messages.
Beyond storing and managing personal medical and health information, users can take advantage of a suite of useful tools including a database for recording prescription drugs, the ability to create and then print out a complete family medical history, as well as calendars with reminders for doctor appointments, prescription refills and when to take medications. Calendar reminders set up in Alexian Brothers Hospital Network On-Line seamlessly integrate with Microsoft Outlook®.
The service is bilingual, English and Spanish, so it supports the needs of the larger community that accesses the Alexian Brothers Hospital Network.
Information sent in and out of user accounts is secured by 256-bit encryption technology. The MyMedicalRecords.com portal that receives voice and fax messages is the same that handles transactions for Fortune 500 financial and insurance companies. In addition, MMR maintains redundant data centers in different geographic locations, so that the system is available in the event of an outage.
"We recognize that the safety and security of information is of paramount concern to users," said Lorsch, "and we have taken the necessary steps to ensure that they can have confidence in the privacy of their data. In fact, while MMR is not a HIPAA covered entity, we believe we exceed HIPAA guidelines for security and privacy."
In addition to offering Alexian Brothers Hospital Network On-Line for its discharged patients, the hospital system plans to offer the PHR as a complimentary benefit for its 5,000 employees. That program is expected to commence in September.
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