myMediConnect To Provide Users With Harvard Health Publications Content
- Members of Online Health Portal Will Gain Access to Selected Consumer Health Content from Harvard Medical School
- Agreement Furthers Goal of Empowering Personal Health Record (PHR) Users to Better Manage and Take Control of Their Individual Health
- Formerly Known as PassportMD, myMediConnect is the Consumer Division of MediConnect Global
MediConnect Global, Inc. recently announced it has finalized an agreement with Harvard Health Publications and The StayWell Company that allows the use of selected Harvard Medical School consumer health content within MediConnect Global's myMediConnect personal health record (PHR) and consumer health portal.
Under terms of the agreement, myMediConnect users will have complimentary access to the monthly Harvard Health Letter newsletter, which delivers timely, authoritative health information from experts at one of the world's most trusted sources-Harvard Medical School.
In addition to the monthly Harvard Health Letter, myMediConnect users will also have access to more than 200 Harvard Reviews of Health News postings per year. These timely postings, published multiple times during each week, feature key insights from Harvard Medical School physicians, who cover trending healthcare news headlines and provide trenchant analysis, together with advice on how consumers should react to current issues being discussed in the popular media.
"We are delighted to partner with Harvard Health Publications to provide highly relevant and valuable information for myMediConnect users," said MediConnect Global CEO Amy Rees Anderson. "This collaboration, between two trusted and respected organizations in the health information arena, will empower people everywhere to take greater control of their personal health."
Formerly known as PassportMD, myMediConnect gives users everywhere the ability to take ownership and control of their own health. By allowing users to keep medical records of all doctor visits, become better educated about healthcare issues, track progress towards personal fitness goals, connect more easily with physicians, effectively research HSA providers, and save money on medications, myMediConnect provides each user with a safe and effective means to track and maintain his or her health.
About Harvard Health Publications
Harvard Health Publications is a division of the Harvard Medical School. Harvard Health Publications brings to the public, around the world, the most current practical, authoritative health information, drawing on the expertise of over 9,000 faculty physicians at the Harvard Medical School and its world renowned affiliated hospitals. Working with partners in the publishing industry, Harvard Health Publications publishes health and wellness information through many media vehicles: including but not limited to newsletters, books and its consumer website www.health.harvard.edu.
About StayWell
StayWell, a division of MediMedia USA, in an alliance with Harvard Medical School, licenses Harvard health content to a variety of clients via StayWell Consumer Health Publishing. Clients include health care companies, news and media organizations, consumer health and wellness portals and more. While the client base is diverse, each has the same objective, to provide their consumer audience with the most comprehensive, authoritative and trusted health information available. For more information, visit www.harvardhealthcontent.com.
About MediConnect Global
MediConnect Global Inc. is the worldwide leader in innovative medical record retrieval, digitization and management for organizations and individuals. Through its patented record retrieval and delivery processes, MediConnect helps organizations turn inefficient processes into centralized, Web-based workflows that increase project transparency and dramatically reduce time and cost. The company is equally committed to empowering individuals to take control of their own healthcare, which begins with ownership of the information found on their medical records. All MediConnect users benefit from the largest single repository of medical records gathered from throughout the world-more than 6 million strong. All MediConnect products and services feature strong HIPAA standards-based security. For more information, visit www.MediConnect.net
About myMediConnect
myMediConnect, MediConnect Global's personal health record (PHR) consumer division, offers a highly secure online consumer health portal that gives users a centralized and easy-to-use repository for all of their personal and family health information.myMediConnect's multiple features and services empower individuals everywhere to take ownership of and control over their own healthcare in a fully HIPAA-compliant environment. For more information, visit www.myMediConnect.net
SOURCE: MediConnect Global, Inc.