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HealthPartners Clinics use electronic medical records to reach patients regarding the swine flu outbreak
April 29, 2009
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - With all the news about the Swine Flu outbreak, HealthPartners Clinics are using the online patient services feature of their electronic medical record to send information, updates and links to resources about the swine flu to patients.
HealthPartners has more than 150,000 patients enrolled in online services. A message sent yesterday included information on signs and symptoms of the swine flu and links to the Centers for Disease Control.
Online Patient Services are a set of secure, web-based services that allow patient to interact with their clinic, provider and medical records from a computer and gives patients a better way to solve problems by giving them more control over their care.
Online Patient Services are available 24-hours a day 7-days-a-week. Services include:
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Online test results (90 percent of test results are available within 24 hours)
- Access to medication list
- Refill prescriptions
- View and print immunization records
- Schedule an appointment
- Pay a bill
- Consult with their care team
- Have an e-visit with their provider
About HealthPartners
Founded in 1957, the HealthPartners (www.healthpartners.com) family of healthcare companies serves more than one million medical and dental health plan members nationwide. It is the largest consumer-governed, nonprofit healthcare organization in the nation, providing care, coverage, research and education to improve the health of members, patients and the community. For the third year in a row, HealthPartners is rated one of the best commercial health plans in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, NCQA's "America's Best Health Plans 2007".
Contact: 952-883-5305
Pager: 651-629-0411
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