Virtual Expo

Below, you will find a randomly-ordered list of personal health technology product demos. To learn more about the product, click on the product name. To view a demo, click on the "launch demo" button. The demo will open in a new browser window. Once you have finished reviewing a demo, close the demo's browser window to return to this page.

When you have finished viewing a demo, you may enter comments about the product in the text box provided below the product description. Your comments are anonymous. They will be shared with the product vendor and the conference sponsors.

• collaborative Family Health Record

  CareEvolution, Inc.

  (keyword: claims data, general population)

  The collaborative Family Health Record (cFHR) is a web-based personal health record designed for the general public, although its design may be customized for a given segment of the population. The cFHR is integrated with other information systems such as insurance claims databases. Data in the cFHR are provided by both consumer and professional sources. Users obtain cFHR accounts from a sponsor organization such as a provider-based organization, a public health agency, or an employer. Consumers are not charged fees for using cFHR, but CareEvolution charges licensing and other fees to the sponsor organizations. Therefore, from the sponsor organizations' perspective, the cFHR business model is dependent on indirect value propositions such as improved efficiency, membership retention, etc.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description. Login with User Name = maddams and Password = thing.

  

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• MyGroupHealth

  Group Health Cooperative

  (keyword: connected to provider, general population)

  MyGroupHealth is a web-based personal health record designed for use by all members of Group Health Cooperative, ages 0-12 and 18 and older. The application is integrated with the Cooperative's enterprise electronic medical record, its membership and billing systems, its pharmacy information systems, and a health risk assessment tool. MyGroupHealth's data are provided by both consumer and professional sources. Group Health does not charge any fees to MyGroupHealth users. Because Group Health is both a care provider and a health plan, the MyGroupHealth business model is therefore dependent on other value propositions such as improved efficiency, membership retention and growth, etc.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description.

  

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• MyHealtheVet

  Veterans Administration

  (keyword: connected to provider, targeted population)

  My HealtheVet is a web-based personal health record designed for use by all patients of the Veterans' Health Administration (VHA). The product provides a patient view of self-entered health information and draws information from the VHA’s electronic health record system ( VistA ). My HealtheVet data are provided by both consumer and professional sources. The VA does not charge any fees to My HealtheVet users. The My HealtheVet business model is therefore dependent on other value propositions such as improved efficiency in health care delivery.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description. Login to demo with User ID = mhvuser and Password = mhvdemo#1.

  

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• The Savard System

  Marie Savard, MD

  (keyword: paper-based, general population)

  The Savard System is a paper-based personal health record designed for use by the general public. The Savard System is not directly integrated with other information systems. Users may download PHR forms and a step by step tutorial from the MerckSource web site. The forms can then be printed so that a user may complete the forms by hand. Users are not charged any fees for downloading the PHR forms.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description.

  

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• MyHIN

  Access Strategies, Inc.

  (keyword: targeted population)

  MyHIN is a web-based personal health record designed for use by individuals diagnosed with hydrocephalus. MyHIN is capable of exchanging data with other health information systems using standard data formats. The application's data are provided primarily by the consumer; however, a consumer may authorize health care professionals to access her account and upload information. Users may obtain MyHIN accounts from either the Hydrocephalus Association or from the tertiary care medical centers that diagnose the patient's hydrocephalus. MyHIN is offered under license agreements with block user fees to health care centers and the Hydrocephalus Association, which then provide it as a value added service. Some participating health care centers charge the user a small fee, while other offer the application to users for free.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description. Login with Login = asmith and Password = guest.

  

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• CapMed Personal Health Record

  CapMed

  (keyword: general population)

  The CapMed Personal Health Record (PHR) is designed for use by the general public. The application is available in three formats: desktop software, portable software on a secure USB key, and a web-based program. The CapMed PHR can be implemented using one of these applications or a combination of any of the three. The CapMed PHR may be implemented as a stand-alone product, but it also can be integrated with other information systems including electronic health record systems, pharmacy information systems, and insurance claims systems. The CapMed PHR's data are provided by consumer and professional sources as well as by home-based health monitoring devices. Users may obtain a CapMed PHR product either directly from CapMed or via a sponsor organization such as a health provider organization, an emergency services organization, a managed care organization, or a pharmaceutical company. CapMed's business model is mixed. It receives revenue from consumers who purchase products directly from CapMed. It also earns revenue from the sponsor organizations. Some of these sponsor organizations resell the PHR products to the consumer, while other sponsor organizations derive indirect value from offering the product to their clients.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description. Login with Login = demo@capmed.com and Password = demo.

  

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• VitalChart

  Medcryption, Inc.

  (keyword: general population)

  VitalChart is a web-based personal health record designed for use by the general public. VitalChart is not directly integrated with other information systems. The majority of VitalChart's data are provided by the consumer user; however, health care professionals that are authorized by the consumer may provide data to a user's account. Some data may also be uploaded to a VitalChart account from remote health monitoring devices. A user can obtain a VitalChart account directly from the product's vendor, Medcryption, Inc., or she may be offered an account through other entities such as employers, care facilities, insurance companies, etc. The basic VitalChart account is free; however, consumers may purchase add-on products and services such as a personalized USB key and physician health record updates.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description.

  

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• HealthAtoZ

  UnitedHealth Group

  (keyword: connected to payer, general population)

  HealthAtoZ is a web-based consumer health portal designed for use by the general public. Consumers may obtain a free HealthAtoZ account directly from the public web site, www.HealthAtoZ.com. This account includes a personal health record (PHR) whose data are provided directly by the consumer. Customized versions of the consumer health portal are offered by various sponsor organizations such as employers, health insurance plans, affinity groups, etc. These customized portals can be integrated with other information systems including medical claims databases, lab information systems, and pharmacy information systems. Therefore, the data for a customized HealthAtoZ PHR are provided by both consumer and professional sources. The HealthAtoZ business model is based on revenue from fees charged to the sponsoring organization. Users of customized HealthAtoZ portals do not pay any direct fees. Therefore, from the sponsor organizations' perspective, the HealthAtoZ business model is dependent on indirect value propositions such as improved patient health, membership retention, etc.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description. Log in with UserID = chrisjohnson and Password = demoid.

  

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• LifeOnKey

  Global Medical Networks

  (keyword: targeted population)

  LifeOnKey is a web-based, patient-centric, health care technology platform. The platform is designed for use by individuals, and customized solutions can be built on top of the platform for specific target populations (e.g., women, people with diabetes, etc.). LifeOnKey can extract data from multiple information systems and integrate the data into a uniform display. LifeOnKey's data are provided by the individual, by her care providers, and by remote health monitoring devices. Consumers may obtain LifeOnKey accounts through sponsor organizations such as hospitals, health insurance plans, employers, etc. The business model for LifeOnKey is based on direct revenue from the sponsor organizations. The sponsor organizations derive indirect value from offering the product to their clients such as improved efficiency, membership retention, etc.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description. Login with User Name = karen, Country = USA (the default), ID = 1400, and Password = 4321.

  

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• The Personal Health Journal

  Mar'age Inc.

  (keyword: caregivers, general population)

  The Personal Health Journal is a personal health record designed for use by the general public. (A companion product, called The Caregiver Journal, has similar functionality but is designed for use by caregivers.) The software application may be installed on and run from a PC hard drive; it may also be run from a USB key. The Personal Health Journal is not integrated with other information systems. The Personal Health Journal's data are provided directly by the consumer. A user can obtain The Personal Health Journal software directly from the application's vendor, Mar'age Inc., or from a sponsor organization such as a hospital, a pharmacy, or an employer. Mar'age's business model is mixed. It receives revenue from consumers who purchase products directly from Mar'age. It also earns revenue from licensing the software to sponsor organizations. The sponsor organizations derive indirect value from offering the product to their clients.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description.

  

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• MedCommons

  MedCommons Inc.

  (keyword: general population)

  MedCommons is a broad suite of web-based personal health record services designed for use by physicians as well as the general population. Although MedCommons is available as a stand-alone product, it also can be embedded within other online applications such as institutional portals. MedCommons' data can be provided by both the consumer and professional sources. MedCommons has a mixed business model which allows for direct to consumer, direct to provider, sponsored and advertising-supported PHR accounts.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description. Click on the "demos" link listed on the menu at the left.

  

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• CEND-PHR

  American Academy of Family Physicians

  (keyword: AHIC use case, general population)

  The Consumer Empowerment National Demonstration (CEND) PHR is a web-based PHR designed for use by the general population. The purpose of CEND-PHR is to test the implementation of a minimal dataset PHR that conforms to the Consumer Empowerment Use Case as described by the American Health Information Community (AHIC). CEND-PHR is not directly integrated with other information systems; however, CEND-PHR is capable of exchanging data with other health information systems that support the Continuity of Care Record (CCR) data standard. The application also has a web service interface so that it can exchange information with a broad range of products that support web services (e.g., drug-drug interaction checking). CEND-PHR's data are provided by both consumer and professional sources. Users obtain CEND-PHR accounts directly from the CEND program, which is a collaborative being facilitated by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Currently, CEND-PHR is a free service designed for trial use only since its primary purpose is to demonstrate the capability of existing standards and products to successfully implement AHIC's Consumer Empowerment Use Case.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description. Then choose "I would rather not use an account."

  

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• Caregiver Alliance Web Services

  ProSocial Applications, Inc.

  (keyword: targeted population)

  Caregiver Alliance Web Services™ (or the Caregiver PHR) is a web-based personal health record application designed for use by all consumers but has specific “care plan” functionality for individuals with chronic illnesses and disabilities, their family caregivers, and their many health and human service providers. The Caregiver PHR's data is provided by consumer and professional sources directly as well as by remote health-monitoring devices. The Caregiver PHR is also capable of exchanging data with provider-based health information systems, pharmacy information systems, and insurance claims systems using standard electronic data formats or via a USB medium. Users may obtain Caregiver Alliance Web Services accounts either directly from the product's vendor, Prosocial Applications, or via a sponsor organization such as a health provider organization, a health insurance company, a State-directed health management program or an employer. The Caregiver PHR's business model is mixed. The vendor receives revenue from consumers who purchase products directly from Prosocial Applications. It also earns revenue from the sponsor organizations. The sponsor organizations derive indirect value from offering the product to their clients such as improved efficiency, membership retention, etc.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description.

  

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• PatientSite

  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  (keyword: connected to provider, general population)

  PatientSite is a web-based personal health record designed for use by all patients of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). The PHR is integrated with BIDMC's electronic health record, its billing system, and its learning center (a health knowledge base). PatientSite's data are provided by both consumer and professional sources. BIDMC does not charge any fees to PatientSite users. The PatientSite business model is therefore dependent on other value propositions such as improved efficiency, membership retention, etc.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description. Then click on "Demo" link in the bottom-right corner of the PatientSite home page.

  

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• MiVia

  Access Strategies, Inc.

  (keyword: targeted population)

  MiVia is a web-based personal health record designed for use by migrant workers and homeless individuals. MiVia is capable of exchanging data with other information systems including a county-wide immunization registry and the registration system of a homeless shelter. The application's data are provided by both consumer and professional sources. Users may obtain MiVia accounts via sponsor organizations that provide services to either migrant workers or homeless individuals. MiVia users are not charged any fees. MiVia's business model depends on grants from foundations and businesses in addition to license and user fees paid by health care organizations and employers.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description. Login with User Name = psantos and Password = guest.

  

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• LifeLedger

  ElderIssues LLC

  (keyword: targeted population)

  LifeLedger is a web-based personal health record designed for use by adult children who assist their aging parents. LifeLedger is not directly integrated with other information systems; however, LifeLedger can produce an emergency summary page that can be exported to other systems that support the Continuity of Care Record format. LifeLedger's data are provided directly by the consumer or an authorized proxy (e.g., a family member). A user can obtain a LifeLedger account directly from the product's vendor, ElderIssues LLC, or she may be offered an account through other entities such as employers, care facilities, insurance companies, etc. LifeLedger's business model is based on direct revenue from subscriptions, license fees, and reseller arrangements.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description. Then click on the "Log-In" button at the far right of the main menu. Login to demo with Email Address = tour@tour.com and Password = tour.

  

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• SimplyWell

  SimplyWell LLC.

  (keyword: general population)

  SimplyWell is a web-based personal health record designed for use by the general population. SimplyWell is integrated with hospital laboratory information systems. The application's data are provided by both consumer and professional sources. Users obtain SimplyWell accounts through a sponsoring entity such as an employer, an insurance company, or a provider-based organization. SimplyWell's business model is based on revenue from fees charged to the sponsoring organization on a per participant basis. Users of SimplyWell do not pay any direct fees.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description.

  

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• iReach System

  Infocom Systems

  (keyword: targeted population)

  The iReach System is a web-based personal health record designed to be used by uninsured health care consumers and professionals caring for these individuals. It contains a disease management module for enhanced care of chronic health conditions. The iReach System is not directly integrated with other information systems; however, it can interface with other systems such as electronic medical records applications and pharmacy information systems. The iReach System's data are provided by both consumer and professional sources. Consumers may obtain iReach System accounts through sponsor organizations such as hospitals, public health departments, and non-profit healthcare and government organizations. The business model for the iReach System is based on indirect value propositions such as improved management of chronic disease conditions, reduced utilization of emergency departments, etc.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description.

  

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• FollowMe

  Access Strategies, Inc.

  (keyword: general population)

  FollowMe is a web-based personal health record designed for use by the general public; however, it can be customized to meet the needs of specific segments of the population. FollowMe is capable of exchanging data with other health information systems using standard data formats. The application's data are provided primarily by the consumer; however, a consumer may authorize health care professionals to access her account and upload information. Users may obtain FollowMe accounts either directly from the vendor, Access Strategies, or via a sponsor organization such as a health provider organization or an employer. FollowMe's business model is mixed. Access Strategies receives revenue from consumers who purchase products directly from the company. It also earns licensing and services fees from the sponsor organizations. The sponsor organizations derive indirect value from offering the product to their clients.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description. Login with Username = jdoe and Password = guest.

  

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• Patient Gateway

  Partners HealthCare

  (keyword: connected to provider, general population)

  Patient Gateway is a secure, web-based portal designed for use by all patients of Partners HealthCare. The application is integrated with Partners HealthCare's electronic health record and administrative systems. The majority of Patient Gateway's viewable data are provided by health care professionals. The patient may enter some data themselves to personalize the portal. Partners HealthCare does not charge any fees to Patient Gateway users. The Patient Gateway business model is therefore dependent on other value propositions such as improved efficiency, membership retention, etc.

  Demo Instructions:

  Click on the "launch demo" button below the product description.

  

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