Affinity e-Health, a provider of technology and health related solutions to the healthcare industry, has selected White Pine Systems (White Pine), a leading provider of personal health record applications, to offer personal health records connected to Microsoft HealthVault as a part of its Affinity e-Health initiative.
Through the arrangement, Affinity e-Health will offer a brand-able, configurable personal health record to providers, health plans, insurance carriers, and employer groups. White Pine’s personal health record solution is called SPINNphr (Secure Personal Information & Notification Network).
“We’ve been looking at the emerging market for personal health records for quite some time,” said Peg Hylant, chairman, president and founder of Affinity e-Health, in a statement. “With its focus on care units and the management of chronic medical conditions, SPINNphr is the right personal health record solution for our customers. Our technology assessment and technology driven programs can help lower costs at all levels of the healthcare paradigm. Now, with the addition of SPINNphr, we are able offer a new level of consumer empowerment and corporate control to our customers.”
SPINNphr stores personal health information in Microsoft HealthVault, a personal health application platform that enables consumers to collect and share their own health information online. As a part of the HealthVault community, Affinity e-Health’s clients will be able to exchange information with a growing number of healthcare providers and solutions that are connected to HealthVault.
“Through this collaboration, Affinity e-Health customers will be able to provide their users with a way to become active partners in their ongoing health management - accessing their information through HealthVault, a Web-based data storage platform that connects to personal health records and other health and wellness applications," said Jonathan Smolowe, vice president of sales and marketing for White Pine Systems. "With the ability to view their personal information and share it with trusted healthcare providers, people will be empowered to make more informed decisions about their health and the health of their families.”
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