HealthVault

If you're the one in charge of keeping track of your entire family's medical information, or even just your own, ActivePHR is a simple yet powerful online tool that can make your life a whole lot easier. You can store and easily retrieve information about doctor visits, prescriptions, test results, immunizations and even family medical histories. It's all kept in an easy-to-use program that you can access anywhere the Internet is available- at home, at work, or even in the doctor's office. Each family member has his or her own personal record to help keep things organized.

And if you dread going to a new doctor because of all the forms that have to be completed, ActivePHR offers a handy new-patient intake form that you can print out and take with you, showing all your latest health and insurance information. You can also print out immunization records, which are great if your kids go to a new school or camp.

But perhaps the most valuable feature you get with ActivePHR is the patented monitoring system that constantly watches over all your health information and looks for opportunities for improved care. It watches for prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs that shouldn't be mixed. It watches for signs of a medical condition that may have been missed. And it alerts you if there's a treatment that you're not getting but may be helpful to you or someone in your family. It's wonderful peace-of-mind to know the system is keeping an eye on things, and it's built right into the ActivePHR service at no extra charge.