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NoMoreClipboard PHR Will Help Employees Take Charge of Their Health Fort Wayne, Ind. – April 5, 2010 – In an effort to reduce healthcare costs and better manage employee health, Manatee County, Florida launched a comprehensive health and wellness plan for its government employees in 2005 called “Your Choice,” resulting in significant improvements in outcomes. To enhance the program, Manatee County has launched an online portal with a NoMoreClipboard personal health record (PHR) that allows county employees to compile, manage and share health information. “Our goal was to create a comprehensive plan that would help our employees manage chronic health conditions like diabetes and hypertension, as well as basic lifestyle issues such as obesity, depression and tobacco use,” said Kim Stroud, Director of Health and Lifestyle Management at Manatee County. “The NoMoreClipboard PHR is helping us further engage county employees and their family members in managing their own health.”As a result of Manatee “YourChoice” holding their employees and their participating families accountable for lifestyle choices, the County has been seeing their Claims paid trending substantially below the annual national average. In addition, the Verisk (formerly D2 Hawkeye) data Management System is reporting:
Hospital stays in 2008 were 37 percent lower than in 2007.
“To compete in the new global economy, employers must transfer some of the expenses being used to fund health benefits and get to the heart of the matter -- rebuilding a fit and healthy workforce. The NoMoreClipboard PHR is a key factor in helping us streamline communication between our employees and medical professionals, and will help our employees be more accountable for their own healthcare,” said Bob Goodman, Benefits Manager at Manatee County.
From the “Your Choice” PHR, county employees and their families can view automatically populated claims, pharmacy, health risk assessment and lab data imported from other sources to create a robust health record. Users can also use the portal to quickly find a Manatee County physician and send their PHR to that physician in advance of a medical visit. The PHR populates county wellness exam forms with current health information so treating physicians simply have to add new data generated during an encounter. The system can also be accessed via employee cell phones, giving them easy access to their health information from any location. “We are pleased to add a layer of consumer-centric technology to the successful program already in place at Manatee County. The NoMoreClipboard PHR has been part of several enterprise health programs that have improved efficiency and productivity, freeing up more time for coaching, counseling and care coordination,” added Jeff Donnell, NoMoreClipboard chief marketing officer. Manatee County is currently working to launch the next phase of the “Your Choice” program which will include the introduction of an electronic health record (EHR) from Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE). The EHR will further improve the efficiency and productivity of the Manatee County Health management team and contribute to additional cost savings and positive patient health outcomes.
About NoMoreClipboard.com NoMoreClipboard enables consumers to share personal or family member medical information with medical professionals electronically or on provider-specific medical forms; reducing the need to complete repetitive medical paperwork. NoMoreClipboard.com was established to develop innovative web-based solutions for consumers seeking to establish an online personal health record (PHR). The NoMoreClipboard.com leadership team leverages its extensive clinical health care and technology experience to create and continually enhance a PHR system that is consumer-friendly, interactive, secure and interoperable with physician practice approaches to capturing patient information.
Contacts: Jeff Donnell 260-969-4642, ext. 358 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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