Following up on an existing pilot in South Carolina, Medicare has launched a personal health record pilot in Arizona and Utah giving beneficiaries access to a no-cost or subscription-based PHR. Participating PHR vendors include Google Health, HealthTrio, NoMoreClipboard.com and Passport MD.
When beneficiaries choose to participate, their PHR will be populated with two years of Medicare claims data. The beneficiaries will also have the option of manually entering information in the PHRs themselves, and in some cases, linking electronically to pharmacy information and other sources of medical data.
PHR features include tools for tracking diet and exercise, accessing medical reference information and identifying potential medication interactions.
To learn more about the project:
- read this iHealthBeat piece [1]
Related Articles:
Medicare tests PHRs in South Carolina [2]
Microsoft kicks off PHR initiative [3]
AHIMA promotes PHR use [4]
Links:
[1] http://www.ihealthbeat.org/Articles/2009/1/14/Medicare-Launches-PHR-Pilot-Program-in-Arizona-Utah.aspx
[2] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/medicare-tests-phrs-south-carolina/2008-01-22?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=healthit_medicare
[3] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/microsoft-kicks-phr-initiative/2007-10-08
[4] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/ahima-promotes-phr-use/2007-10-01