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Helping you get a complete picture of your patients' health
Have you ever wished you had a more comprehensive picture of your patients' personal health history - information that can help you make more informed decisions about their treatment plan? Aetna can help.

Through our Personal Health Record, we're making it easier for patients to keep track of and share their important health information with you, allowing you to better coordinate their care. The Personal Health Record also enables members to be more actively involved in their health.

Providers whom we surveyed said they believe the Personal Health Record would improve the accuracy and completeness of patient information, consolidate medical records into one place, and enable multiple physicians to coordinate a patient's care, resulting in fewer medical mistakes and improved patient safety.

Most providers said they are highly likely to encourage patients to bring a copy of the Personal Health Record to the next office visit. We hope you encourage your Aetna patients to do so as well.

Resources for you on Aetna's Education Site for Health Care Professionals
We invite you to view the sample Personal Health Record under "Reference Tools" on our Education Site for Health Care Professionals (available via our secure provider website) and encourage your patients to update and share their Personal Health Record with you. Your Aetna patients can access and update their Personal Health Record through Aetna Navigator™, our secure member website.

To access the Education Site:

• Log in or Register on our secure provider website via NaviNet^®.
• Select “Aetna Health Plan” from the left navigation bar.
• Choose "Education" from the left navigation bar.
• Select "Enter Aetna's Education Site." The first time you access the Education site, you’ll be asked to complete a one-time registration.

You can also listen to a Personal Health Record podcast on the Education site:

• Select "Course Catalog" on the left side of the home page.
• Choose "Changing Health Care Marketplace" and select "2007 Podcast Series" to enroll.
• Click on the "My Current Enrollments" link.
• Launch the "2007 Podcast Series" and select "Personal Health Record Podcast."

Other Personal Health Record resources
View a short video on the Personal Health Record. This information is available to our members through Aetna Navigator. However, we wanted to give you an opportunity to see what information is available to our members.