Be more than well. Be well prepared.
Be more than well. Be well prepared.
Posted on 27 March 2012 Posted in Individuals & Families, Workplace Wellness, Corporate Benefits
Activ Doctors Online (ADO) continuously challenges the status quo of traditional healthcare by creating simple-to-use, intelligently designed solutions. “We empower over 130,000 members worldwide to lead healthier lives by taking control of their medical records and providing access to the world's top specialists for second medical opinions in as fast in 48 hours,” says Founder & CEO, Florent Monssoh, who also answers some frequently asked questions…
What is a Personal Health Record (PHR)?
Everyone has some level of a PHR, you just may not realize it. Your important health information such as blood type, immunizations, prescriptions, allergies, conditions and emergency contacts are in various locations—at home, doctor’s office or pharmacy to name a few. But this information, when consolidated into one secure and encrypted platform becomes something much more valuable and powerful – a PHR. As we know it today, a PHR is a web-based set of tools enabling access and coordination of lifetime health information.
What should people look for in a PHR?
The ideal traits to look for are: individual control, portability, privacy, security, 24/7 access, interoperability, and transparency as to who entered data, where transferred from and who has viewed it. A true PHR is owned and controlled by the individual – not your doctors, insurance company or hospital – with your entire health history. Our PHR includes Medical Records Assistance with membership, in which our team collects and uploads records on your behalf (release form required).
Why do I need a PHR? Do I need one if I’m healthy?
Information is power. PHRs are valuable for anyone because they help lower medical costs, reduce risk of errors, prevent unnecessary tests or procedures, create more informed healthcare consumers and assist with caring for loved ones. A PHR also prepares you for travel and emergencies. Bottom line, PHRs save time, money and even lives.
How does the online Second Medical Opinion work?
Here’s where the information in your PHR gets even more powerful. Through our U.S. Medical Director, we assemble a team of specialists from our global network of over 1,400 physicians. An unbiased online medical opinion is returned within 48 hours, in an easy-to-understand report and via phone. This saves travel, waiting and worry – and is more affordable than a traditional second opinion.
What about the technology used for Activ Doctors Online PHR?
Our member’s information is private, secure and encrypted, following military level security protocols (AES). More importantly, we harness that technology to empower you to easily manage your personal healthcare, with HIPAA-compliant solutions.
Posted on 23 March 2012 Posted in Individuals & Families, Corporate Benefits
Two years later, there is still much debate and challenge over health care reform. An article in the Business Journals on the topic highlights perspective from the president of the U.S. COC:
“The law was supposed to bring down costs, and instead it’s driving premiums higher and increasing costs for job creators,” said Tom Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “It was supposed to preserve health care coverage for patients, and instead it limits options and will result in many patients losing their employer-based plans. It imposes mandates and penalties on businesses that will slow economic growth and job creation at a time we can ill afford it. And the price tag for the health care law continues to climb with some estimating it will be double the initially advertised cost — a whopping $2 trillion — when all is said and done."
How has the law impacted you as an employer?
As a consumer, have you noticed any changes, good or bad?
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Posted on 10 February 2012 Posted in Individuals & Families, Workplace Wellness, Corporate Benefits
You asked, and we got answers. Why would a person want to have a Personal Health Record? Here’s what one doctor of internal medicine had to say.
Posted on 6 February 2012 Posted in Individuals & Families, Workplace Wellness, Corporate Benefits
Enterprise Florida features Activ Doctors Online as telemedicine leader in Trend Watch.
Posted on 19 December 2011 Posted in Workplace Wellness, Corporate Benefits
That's the theme of an article in today's Miami Herald in a special section of Business Monday. Activ Doctors Online Founder & CEO, Florent Monssoh is featured on the cover, with more about his vision and how the company is saving time, money and lives now, along with plans for the future. Read the full article online here.
Posted on 12 September 2011 Posted in Individuals & Families, Workplace Wellness, Corporate Benefits
Activ Doctors Online's own Bernard Lee talks with NBC-6 anchor Trina Robinson about Personal Health Records. Watch this video clip on our YouTube channel or below.
