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UnitedHealth a First Mover for “PHRs for Life”. Way to go!

Posted by Vince Kuraitis on January 13, 2008 · Filed in EHRs/PHRs, Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) · Add a comment

CONGRATULATIONS to UnitedHealth! They’ve announced that they are making their personal health records (PHRs) transportable:
The OptumHealth and UnitedHealthcare units of Minneapolis-based UnitedHealth Group have made their personal health records service accessible for life.
That means an individual covered by UHC insurance or OptumHealth’s outsourced health and wellness services will be able to access their PHR–and continue to [...]