Stay on track in 2008: Tools for a healthy year

No doubt your employees have made New Year’s resolutions. But are they still sticking to them a few months later?

UPMC Health Plan makes it easy for members to stay committed to the health improvement goals they’ve set for themselves. MyHealth, the Health Plan’s wellness program, offers a comprehensive suite of tools and resources that can help members track their health status, set goals, and get personalized assistance through phone-based health coaching.  

Here is a sample of what’s available through the MyHealth program:

MyHealth OnLine
MyHealth OnLine, an easy-to-use Internet-based service center, gives our members many ways to access health resources. By logging in to MyHealth OnLine, members can investigate health conditions and read the latest news in an extensive library of health-oriented information. Interactive features help them build personal action plans for getting in shape, eating better, losing weight, or quitting tobacco. Web-based health trackers are available for them to log their daily food intake, activity level, and weight.

MyHealth Record
MyHealth Record is a confidential personal health record (PHR) that helps members keep their health information current. Every claim submitted in a member’s name for tests, procedures,
office visits, prescriptions, and other covered benefits is automatically incorporated into the member’s MyHealth Record. Members can fill in their family health history, new symptoms, over-the-counter medications, and other health-related information that may not be captured in our claims database. Members are also encouraged to print their record to share with their doctor.

Tobacco Cessation Health Coaching
The MyHealth Ready to Quit Line is available at no cost to all members. Highly trained tobacco cessation specialists are ready to answer questions, offer support, and guide members through the quitting process. A tobacco treatment specialist works collaboratively with the member to develop a personalized quit plan.

These are just some of the ways that UPMC Health Plan can help your employees stay committed to their health improvement goals.