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AMES Color-File Launches MyFile Personal Health Record at Annual AHIMA Conference; AMES Health Management System Bridges the Paper Medical Record of the Past to the Electronic Medical Record of the Future.


SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- AMES Color-File, the nation's largest supplier of custom and stock filing products for the healthcare industry, is pleased to announce their partnership with Protocol Driven Healthcare, Inc. (PDHI PDHI Protocol Driven Healthcare, Inc ) to offer an integrated, Web-based personal health records application designed to allow people to better manage their own health records. Advisory Director, Ken Lammi will present this new healthcare advancement at the annual American Health Information Management Association The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is a non-profit association for health information management professionals. The organization was founded in 1928, and has 51,000 members.  (AHIMA AHIMA American Health Information Management Association (Chicago, IL) ) 78th Convention and Exhibit in Denver, Colorado; October 7-12, 2006.

AMES MyFile Health Management System connects the disconnected - allowing healthcare providers to view medical records at any time, from virtually anywhere. This revolutionary system reduces healthcare costs by providing patient health risk assessments, supporting disease management and wellness programs, and improving chronic care plans. All health records, including imaged paper and electronic information can be accessed through one's MyFile Personal Health Record, while privacy and security are maintained in compliance with HIPPA Hip´pa

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User-approved healthcare providers can update a patient's Personal Health Record with the most up-to-date lab results, medication lists, prescription refills, disease management plans, and clinical notes. The MyFile environment allows for integration with providers' electronic health record (EHR (Electronic Health Records) Computerized medical records that bring patient care into the digital age and save time, money and lives. The push to adopt comprehensive electronic documentation between doctors' offices and hospital settings intensified after the RAND ) systems to ensure a seamless clinical workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. .

Providing patients with a Personal Health Record empowers them with increased health awareness, safety, and self-efficacy self-efficacy (selfˈ-eˑ·fi·k , and in turn allows them to be more engaged in their treatment programs. Hospitals, pharmacies This article is a list of major pharmacies (also known as chemists and drugstores) by country. Australia
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, health clubs, colleges, major corporations, and regional health information organizations will all benefit from this progressive transformation in healthcare - from AMES, a trusted name in healthcare for over fifty years.

About AMES Safety Envelope:

Since 1919 AMES has been the benchmark in health information management products, services and systems. The company introduced AMES Color-File - the color-coded records management system - now the standard for the industry - over 50 years ago. Today, AMES continues its' tradition of offering a diverse and comprehensive line of solutions, integrating time-tested products with new technological offerings, providing our customers with the value and forward thinking they've come to expect from us. For more information please contact us at 1-800-343-2040, email info@amespage.com, or visit www.amespage.com
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