{"id":459988,"date":"2021-03-17T14:03:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T18:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=459988"},"modified":"2021-03-17T14:03:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T18:03:05","slug":"walmart-empowering-individuals-with-access-to-digital-health-records-in-partnership-with-the-commons-project-foundation-and-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/walmart-empowering-individuals-with-access-to-digital-health-records-in-partnership-with-the-commons-project-foundation-and-clear\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart Empowering Individuals with Access to Digital Health Records in Partnership with The Commons Project Foundation and CLEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Walmart Empowering Individuals with Access to Digital Health Records in Partnership with The Commons Project Foundation and CLEAR<\/b><\/p>\n

Starting with vaccine records, Walmart is partnering to help people access their health records in a convenient, free and secure way<\/i><\/p>\n

BENTONVILLE, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nAs a healthcare services provider, Walmart is working to empower its customers with digital access to their health data, beginning with their COVID-19 vaccine record. Walmart will make vaccination records available digitally, so those vaccinated at Walmart and Sam\u2019s Club can easily access their vaccine status as needed, in a safe, secure and frictionless way.\n<\/p>\n

\nEnabling the fair and equitable access to health records, so people control their own health data, is a key element of empowering individuals. As such, Walmart will use the open, interoperable SMART Health Cards standard being developed under the Vaccination Credential Initiative, co-chaired by The Commons Project Foundation (TCP). Having convenient, safe, frictionless access to health records will be available to customers vaccinated at Walmart and Sam\u2019s Club, including their vaccination records, through the Health Pass by CLEAR app and TCP\u2019s CommonHealth and CommonPass apps. These platforms are free to users who choose to use them in order to verify their vaccine status to safely return to travel, work, school, sports events, entertainment and other venues while protecting their health data privacy.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cOur goal is to give customers vaccinated at Walmart free and secure digital access to their vaccine record and enable them to share that information with third parties seeking to confirm their vaccination status,\u201d said John Furner, CEO and President, Walmart U.S. \u201cWe are proud to be the first retailer to strategically partner with both The Commons Project Foundation and CLEAR, and we look forward to working with them to empower people with digital access to their vaccination records so they can use them whenever and however they choose.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nHealth Pass by CLEAR is a free mobile experience within the CLEAR app, which securely connects a person’s verified identity to multiple layers of COVID-19 related health information to reduce public health risk and make it possible for people to return to what they love. More than 50 organizations are currently using Health Pass to create safer and more frictionless environments. With Walmart, Health Pass users will soon be able to link to and use their vaccination results in a frictionless way. Trust and transparency is CLEAR\u2019s number one priority, and with Health Pass, users are always in control of their health information.\n<\/p>\n

\n“We are proud to partner with Walmart and The Commons Project and help Walmart customers better control, access, and share their health and vaccine information. Working together, this partnership will help deliver a free and secure experience and get people back to what they love,\u201d said Caryn Seidman-Becker, Chairman and CEO of CLEAR.\n<\/p>\n

\nTCP\u2019s CommonHealth is a free Android app for people to collect and manage their personal health data and share it with the health services, organizations and apps they trust. TCP\u2019s CommonPass is a free mobile app for people to access their COVID-19 test results and vaccination record from trusted health partners like Walmart and demonstrate their current health status so they can safely return to travel, work, school and life, while protecting their data privacy. CommonPass is also being integrated with CLEAR\u2019s secure identity platform to enable safe, easy, frictionless experiences at airports, workplaces, hospitality and entertainment venues.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe applaud Walmart\u2019s strong commitment to empowering customers with access to their health information using open standards,\u201d said Paul Meyer, CEO of The Commons Project Foundation. \u201cNot only can this help facilitate the safer return to normal life during COVID, empowering people with their health data can help improve the quality of the health services they receive in the future.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nThrough a free digital account at Walmart and Sam\u2019s Club, customers will have access to their prescription history and other health care information from Walmart. This information can also be provided in paper form at their local Walmart and Sam\u2019s Club pharmacy.\n<\/p>\n

How it works:<\/b><\/p>\n