Dell to Enhance Personal Health Records for U.S. Employees with Capability to Import Claims Information

Dell to Enhance Personal Health Records for U.S. Employees with Capability to Import Claims Information

Dell today announced that it soon will be one of the largest employers offering its U.S. workforce personal health records that regularly import pharmacy and medical claim information, resulting in easy online access to up-to-date health histories.

Later this spring, Dell’s U.S. employees will receive customized invitations explaining the simple and secure process of developing their personal health record. The tool was developed in collaboration with WebMD. Dell has offered personal health records to its employees since 2004, but the new claims-import capability makes those records more powerful through automatic and secure import of medical claims information. The voluntary tool enables employees to securely track and manage their data on procedures, conditions and medications from multiple sources, including doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, and other health care providers.

Dell CEO Kevin Rollins made the announcement today during a health care forum in Nashville. The forum, co-sponsored by Dell, is the latest in a series of company efforts to highlight the potential for health care information technology. Government and industry officials came together at the event to discuss ways to lower costs and improve service quality by implementing information technology best practices, including offering personal health records.

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