Free Online Program from Baptist Stores, Organizes Personal Health Information
Jackson, Miss. – January 9, 2009 - Baptist Health Systems in Jackson, Miss. has created an easy way to keep up with medications, doctor’s appointments, procedures and much more. The online program is free and password protected.
Your Health-E Life, available on Baptist’s website, allows users to create accounts where they can manage their health information and access special web-based services available through Baptist. People can login at www.yourhealthelife.com or through Baptist’s website at www.mbhs.org.
“Because of today’s technology, many people assume that all their medical information is kept in one place,” said Baptist Public Relation Coordinator Rhonda McRae. “The truth is, all those records are not connected and most people’s information is scattered across several physicians’ offices, hospitals and pharmacies.”
Your Health-E Life includes sections for storing information about medical history; medications; surgeries and other medical procedures and screenings; drug allergies; cholesterol history; blood pressure; blood sugar levels; weight history; and immunizations. It also allows users to store and update information about insurance providers and preferred pharmacies.
“Once you’ve created your account, you can update it at any time. And because it’s web based, you can access your health records from anywhere in the world you have Internet access,” McRae added. “Think how helpful that could be if a family member got sick or injured when you were away from home. You could print the entire record on one document that you could then take with you to the doctor’s office.”
The program also includes a feature called “Health-E Reminders.” Users can login and create reminders for physician appointments or any other important information. Your Health-E Life will send an e-mail to the user on the date he or she selects to be reminded.
McRae added, “If you are a caregiver for an older adult, it gives you a great way to keep up with medical history, medications and doctor’s appointments. Or if you have young kids, it can help you remember when it’s time for check-ups and shots. It’s health management for your entire family.”
In the future, McRae would like to see users of Your Health-E Life receive email notices with coupons for special offers, advance notice of screenings, physician’s seminars and other services available at Baptist.
For more information or to sign up, visit www.yourhealthelife.com or call the Baptist Health Line at 1-800-948-6262.
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