Medicare PHR Choice Information Sessions
If you’re a permanent resident of Arizona or Utah and have Original Medicare, you now have free access to a better way to manage medication and health information. A new program, Medicare PHR Choice, helps you build your own personal health record (PHR). Medicare and Arizona Health-e Connection, a non-profit organization specializing in healthcare information, are co-sponsoring a series of town-hall-style meetings to raise awareness of the benefits of Personal Health Records. Dr. Holly Miller, a national expert on personal health records, will keynote the series. To learn more about Medicare PHR Choice, you may attend one of these free information sessions for Original Medicare beneficiaries and their families:
Event Locations, Dates and Times
Monday, July 27th- Green Valley
7:30am & 7:30pm
Joyner-Green Valley Branch Library
601 N. La Canada Drive
Green Valley, AZ 85614
Tuesday, July 28th- North Tucson
7:30am
Mountain View Country Club
SaddleBrooke Two Resort Community
38759 S. Mountain View Boulevard
Tucson, AZ 85739
Wednesday July 29th – Surprise/Sun City
7:30am & 7:00pm
Surprise City Hall, Council Chambers
16000 N. Civic Center Plaza
Surprise, AZ 85374
Thursday, July 30th- Scottsdale
8:00am
Scottsdale Civic Center Library
3839 N. Drinkwater Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Friday, July 31st- Flagstaff
7:30am
Flagstaff City Hall, Council Chambers
211 West Aspen Avenue
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
More about the Medicare PHR Choice Program
A personal health record, known in the healthcare industry as a PHR, can help you keep important medical information at your fingertips. You can enter medications, doctor visits, medical conditions, claim history and more, then view it whenever and wherever you have access to the Internet in language that’s easy to understand. Your PHR is private. Each of the vendors in the Medicare PHR Choice program has privacy and security standards in place to help you keep your information safe. If you choose one of the preferred PHR companies, you can authorize Medicare to send up to two years of your past claims to your personal health record to help you get started.Many PHR Web sites offer additional tools such as wellness and appointment trackers and links to health education resources. Personal health records save time for you and for your doctor. They can help you remember drug allergies and keep track of past treatments and tests. Should you need immediate care, your PHR can provide emergency personnel with critical information from your medical history.
About PHR Expert Dr. Holly Miller
Holly Miller, M.D., MBA, FHIMSS is the Chief Medical Officer of MedAllies, a company that improves physician practice efficiencies through Electronic Health Record technology. Dr. Miller has been instrumental in the creation and advancement of major eHealth initiatives. She was formerly Vice President and Chief Medical Information Officer of University Hospitals & Health Systems and served as health information technology Managing Director for the Cleveland Clinic. With more than 10 years of healthcare IT (HIT) experience, Dr. Miller is a frequent presenter at national meetings on HIT and PHRs and has been active in healthcare informatics research. In 2007 she was named one of the 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives by Modern Physician Magazine. She is the lead author of a 2009 book on PHRs, titled Personal Health Records, the Essential Missing Element in 21st Century Healthcare.
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For more information, please call Arizona Health-e Connection at 602-288-5130.
