HealthPartners Clinics Use Electronic Medical Records to Reach Patients Regarding the Swine Flu Outbreak

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(Business Wire)--
With all the news about the Swine Flu outbreak, HealthPartners Clinics are using
the online patient services feature of their electronic medical record to send
information, updates and links to resources about the swine flu to patients.

HealthPartners has more than 150,000 patients enrolled in online services. A
message sent yesterday included information on signs and symptoms of the swine
flu and links to the Centers for Disease Control.

Online Patient Services are a set of secure, web-based services that allow
patient to interact with their clinic, provider and medical records from a
computer and gives patients a better way to solve problems by giving them more
control over their care.

Online Patient Services are available 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week. Services
include:

* Online test results (90 percent of test results are available within 24 hours)

* Access to medication list
* Refill prescriptions
* View and print immunization records
* Schedule an appointment
* Pay a bill
* Consult with their care team
* Have an e-visit with their provider

About HealthPartners

Founded in 1957, the HealthPartners (www.healthpartners.com) family of
healthcare companies serves more than one million medical and dental health plan
members nationwide. It is the largest consumer-governed, nonprofit healthcare
organization in the nation, providing care, coverage, research and education to
improve the health of members, patients and the community. For the third year in
a row, HealthPartners is rated one of the best commercial health plans in the
nation by U.S. News & World Report, NCQA`s "America`s Best Health Plans 2007".

HealthPartners
Rachel Johnson, 952-883-5232
Pager: 651-629-0411
Rachel.L.Johnson@HealthPartners.com

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