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personal health records

Highmark Partners with Navigenics for a New Generation of Personalized Wellness Powered by Genetic Knowledge

by Martin Trussell on April 15, 2011

in Health,HIPAA,Innovation,Managed Care,personal health records,Plan Design

April 14, 2011 | Foster City, Calif., and Pittsburgh, Pa. — A new generation of personalized wellness powered by genetic knowledge will be offered to Highmark members and individuals through a partnership between Highmark and Navigenics, the two companies announced today. The first partnership of its kind in the nation between Highmark, one of the [...]

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Home Health Monitoring May Significantly Improve Blood Pressure Control, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds

by Martin Trussell on May 24, 2010

in Consumer-driven Health Care,Health,Innovation,personal health records,wellness

Patients using home monitoring were 50 percent more likely to have their blood pressure in control.

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Healthcare Groups Collaborate On New Reference Guides For Personal Health Records

by Martin Trussell on April 5, 2010

in Health IT,personal health records

PHRs are vital healthcare tools that allow consumers to store health information such as medical conditions, allergies, medications, and doctor or hospital visits in one convenient and secure place.

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