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WHAT IS iHEALTH RECORD?
The iHealth Record is a no cost, secure and confidential, interactive personal record of your medical history. You can create, manage and share (with your authorized physicians) your personal health information. iHealth services are provided to consumers via the Internet from a hospital or physician practice website or other professional source, and include secure personal health records, patient-provider email and automated and customized patient education with clinical content and support from U.S. Medical Societies, government agencies and other national healthcare institutions. The iHealth Record integrates with other important sources of information including insurance data and physician or hospital electronic medical records to assist patients in keeping their health record current. The consumer controls access to iHealth Records.
The iHealth Record is:
1. Easy
2. Efficient
3. Accurate
4. Accessible
5. Secure
The privacy and security of your iHealth Record is governed by the iHealth Alliance-committed to bringing an iHealth Record to every American.
ABOUT THE iHEALTH ALLIANCE
The iHealth Alliance is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to protect the privacy and data use of your iHealth Record, and to govern security on the Medem Network.
The Alliance is chaired by Nancy W. Dickey, M.D., past President of the AMA, President of the Health Science Center and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs for Texas A & M University.
The iHealth Alliance Board of Directors is comprised of representatives from a number of the nation's leading medical societies and other organizations interested in protecting the interests of physicians and patients.
ABOUT MEDEM, INC.
Medem established the nation's first secure, interactive online personal health record, the iHealth Record. Based in San Francisco, Medem was incorporated in 1999 and was founded by a group of the nation's leading medical societies, including: the American Academy of Ophthalmology; the American Academy of Pediatrics; the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; the American Medical Association; the American Psychiatric Association; and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. There are currently 48 societies partnering with Medem whose combined membership represents more than two-thirds of physicians practicing in the United States. For more information, please visit www.medem.com or www.ihealthrecord.org. |
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