Your search for health information: Now it’s personal

Aetna SmartSource^SM offers a new approach to finding health information. This cutting-edge search engine delivers results meant just for you.

You search. We deliver.

Select a sample topic

Asthma

Depression

Migraine

Targeted results

Aetna SmartSource is a personalized search engine for Aetna members. When you search on a health topic, it takes into account your:

• age
• gender
• zip code
• health conditions
• health plan details

It uses this information to return relevant, targeted information, such as doctors in your area who participate in your health plan. Just log in and select a search topic.

Secure and private

Aetna SmartSource is part of Aetna's secure member website, which is password protected. Aetna keeps your search history completely confidential and will not share it with your employer. Aetna will never use information about your search history to determine eligibility for health benefits. Like all patient records, your private health information is protected by federal and state laws.

Quick and easy

Aetna SmartSource allows you to quickly and easily search for information on conditions, tests and procedures, and medications, with many articles written or reviewed by doctors at the Harvard Medical School.

Aetna SmartSource also helps you:

• find local doctors fast
• learn about special Aetna discount programs that can help you save money
• find out how much treatment is likely to cost in your local area

Making headlines

Articles about Aetna SmartSource have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and other newspapers and on Internet sites and blogs. For example:

The Wall Street Journal online says that “Aetna Smartens Up Medical Search” (March 12, 2008)

MarketWatch calls Aetna SmartSource "a sophisticated search tool" (March 26, 2008)

United Press International reports that “Aetna links medical history to health info” (March 13, 2008)

The web site Searchengineland.com describes Aetna SmartSource as "the most developed version of personalized search yet in the market" (March 12, 2008)

In this area you will find information about Aetna programs that may help you manage your health and save you money.

Your search results will include useful articles written or reviewed by doctors from the Harvard Medical School, professionals from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, and Healthwise^® Knowledgebase.

No need to do extensive research; automatically get information from Aetna’s DocFind^®. You’ll find doctors who:

• Specialize in managing your condition
• Practice in your local area
• Participate in your health plan

Aetna SmartSource lists the commonly prescribed medications for your condition. Find out how each medication works, how it reacts with food and other drugs, how to take it safely, potential side effects, and more.

Interactive tools, assessments and illustrations can help you get an even deeper understanding of your condition and treatment options.

Find the estimated cost for treating your condition in your local area, including the estimated cost of prescription drugs, doctor visits and diagnostic tests. You’ll also find articles that can help you understand and manage your health care costs.

Here you’ll find quick bits of information about Aetna programs and services, recommended articles, lists of specialists in your area, and more.  It’s all targeted to you.

This chart is an example of the types of condition-specific content in Aetna SmartSource. It provides an overview and rating of treatment options for an adult with [asthma/depression/migraine].

Not sure what information you need? We’ll make suggestions based on what we know about you.

The Health Maps lay out important topics in an easy-to-use, interactive guide.

Aetna SmartSource gathers health information from Aetna’s vast resources and delivers it to you, from health articles to lists of specialists in your area.

The Health Maps help to expand your search by displaying related topics that you might not have been aware of, such as how weather can affect asthma.

You can even review the guidelines and policies Aetna uses to make decisions about your health coverage.

The Reawakening Center, a resource for people at risk of depression, is just one of many areas tapped by Aetna SmartSource to bring personalized, condition-specific info to you.

Check with your employer to see when Aetna SmartSource will be available to you.

If you are not enrolled in an Aetna health benefits or insurance plan, you may not receive doctors, health costs, or Aetna programs and discounts in your search results.   Health information programs provide general health information and are not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment by a physician or other health care professional.

Health benefits and health insurance plans are offered, underwritten or administered by Aetna Health Inc., Aetna Health of California Inc., Aetna Health of the Carolinas Inc., Aetna Health of Illinois Inc., Aetna Health Insurance Company of New York, Aetna Health Insurance Company and/or Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna).  Each insurer has sole financial responsibility for its own products.

Policy forms issued in OK include:  HMO/OK COC-5 09/07, HMO/OK GA-3 11/01, HMO OK POS RIDER (08/07), GR-23 and/or GR-29/GR-29N.

Links to third party content and websites are provided for your convenience and for informational purposes only. This information is not intended to be a substitute for medical care provided by a physician. Aetna Inc. does not control and assumes no responsibility for information appearing on any linked website.

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