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A New Online Application Stores and Organizes Family Health Information--and Delivers Specific Reminders and Recommendations
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(OPEN):
RECENTLY, MAYO CLINIC AND MICROSOFT
LAUNCHED "MAYO CLINIC HEALTH MANAGER"--A FREE, ONLINE APPLICATION
THAT ALLOWS USERS TO STORE AND ORGANIZE THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS' HEALTH
INFORMATION; UPLOAD DATA FROM HOME HEALTH DEVICES, LIKE BLOOD-PRESSURE
MONITORS AND DIGITAL SCALES; AND SHARE INFORMATION WITH CAREGIVERS.
THE SERVICE THEN USES THIS INFORMATION TO DELIVER REMINDERS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS, SPECIFIC TO EACH FAMILY MEMBER'S LIFE-STAGE AND HEALTH
STATUS. AND, AS USERS ENTER MORE PERSONAL-HEALTH INFORMATION,
"MAYO CLINIC HEALTH MANAGER" DELIVERS MORE-SPECIFIC AND -CUSTOMIZED
RECOMMENDATIONS. DOCTOR SIDNA [AS IN "SIDNEY"]
TULLEDGE-SCHEITEL ["TULL-EDGE"-"SHY-TELL"]--A
PRIMARY-CARE PHYSICIAN, AND THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF MAYO
CLINIC "GLOBAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES"--HAS MORE...
(TULLEDGE-SCHEITEL):
"'MAYO CLINIC HEALTH MANAGER' CAN PROVIDE REMINDERS FOR
IMMUNIZATIONS AND OTHER PREVENTIVE SERVICES--SO YOU KNOW WHEN TO RETURN
TO THE DOCTOR, FOR WHEN YOU'RE DUE FOR THESE. 'MAYO CLINIC HEALTH
MANAGER' [ALSO] HAS A FEATURE OF PREPARING FOR YOUR DOCTOR'S VISIT; AND
THE INTENTION OF THE FEATURE IS TO REALLY HELP YOU REMEMBER THOSE ITEMS
[THAT] YOU WANT TO DISCUSS AT THE VISIT, HELP YOU PUT THEM IN THE ORDER
THAT YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THEM--SO YOUR MOST-IMPORTANT ONES GET
ADDRESSED--AND THEN ALSO HELP YOU TAKE PARTS OF YOUR HEALTH RECORDS THAT
ARE RELEVANT TO THAT VISIT."
(CLOSE):
DOCTOR TULLEDGE-SCHEITEL ADDS THAT--SINCE THE DATA IS STORED IN MICROSOFT
"HEALTH-VAULT"--PEOPLE CAN ACCESS THEIR INFORMATION, WHENEVER
THEY NEED IT--REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY CHANGE DOCTORS, CLINICS, JOBS,
OR INSURANCE PLANS. TO LEARN MORE--OR TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT--VISIT
"MAYO-CLINIC"-DOT-COM.
