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Personal health records

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Managed care plans that offer personal health records*

WellPoint Inc. Indianapolis Membership: 29.6 million

Program name: 360° Health

Launched: August 2006

How it works: Site populated with data on medications, lab results, dates of service and diagnoses codes.

UnitedHealth Group Inc. Minnetonka, Minn.

Membership: 22.7 million

Program name: Personal Health Record

Launched: November 2005

How it works: Web page shows medical conditions, medication history, medical interventions and laboratory results.

Kaiser Permanente Oakland, Calif.

Membership: 9.2 million

Program name: HealthConnect

Launched: November 2005

How it works: Web portal shows immunizations and health conditions.

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield New York**

Membership: 3.5 million

Program name: My Health Record

Launched: June 2005

How it works: Web page is populated with medication history, dates of service, diagnosis codes and lab results.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Jacksonville, Fla.

Membership: 2.3 million

Program name: Personal Health Report

Launched: June 2005

How it works: Members receive summaries of health care encounters.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee Chattanooga, Tenn.

Membership: 1.9 million

Program name: Shared Health Clinical Health Record

Launched: September 2006

How it works: Members can access their clinical health record on a secure site.

Source: *Each health plan. membership information, as of December 2005, is from Atlantic Information Services Inc. in Washington.

**Empire launched its program and later was acquired by WellPoint.