Skip to main content  Made in IBM Labs: IBM Reinvents the
Patient Portal  New healthcare portal offers increased patient
safety and empowerment  HANOVER, Germany - 03 Mar 2011: Today
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced the next evolution of the patient
portal, significantly expanding the types of information,
alerts, recommendations and interactive coaching healthcare
providers can offer to their patients online.  (Photo: )  The
IBM Patient Empowerment System goes beyond simply allowing
patients to schedule appointments online or access a personal
health record. The portal is based on new technology developed
by IBM Research in collaboration with physicians and
administrators of the Gacheon University Gil Hospital in Korea.
Among the largest medical centers in Korea with approximately
one million patients, the hospital recently decided to provide
physicians and patients with access to the portal as part of a
pilot project to increase efficiency and reduce costs.  The IBM
Patient Empowerment System is a standards-based