Why is it Important?

Why You Should Use a PHR

Healthcare today is facing many critical challenges. One of the biggest is the lack of electronic information. In fact, over 85% of the doctors in the US manage health care information on paper, which means the information is not wherever you are, it is housed independently by each doctor or care provider you and your family have. So access to your health information is made difficult, especially in the event of an emergency. And as with any written document, handwriting can sometimes be difficult to read. In fact, according to a 1997 report by the Institute of Medicine, more Americans die from medical errors each year than breast cancer, automobile accidents, and even AIDS.

Using a PHR can help you to be an active partner in personal health and wellness management for yourself and your loved ones. Your PHR will actually help facilitate better communication between you and your providers - especially in the event of an emergency. Recording, managing and storing your health information will help you minimize paperwork, provide better more accurate information to all of your providers, reduce or eliminate medical errors, reduce duplicate procedures or processes, and best of all, give you peace of mind!

Keeping your own PHR enables you to take an active role in your healthcare. It is one way to ensure you have readily available the most complete and updated health information for you and your family.

What does it mean to take a more active role in your healthcare? With your Metavante HealthManager PHR you will be able to:

• Maintain a comprehensive medical history
• Provide current, accurate, and up-to-date information to providers
• Produce a wallet emergency card for every family member
• Communicate health information through personal reports
• Record all medications and treatments
• Record and graph lab and fitness values for easy analysis
• Manage chronic conditions or other health needs
• Track and manage immunizations
• Store medical images and reports tied to any condition
• Set and receive automatic reminders
• Knowledgably discuss your health information with your providers
• Access and update your health information anywhere, anytime