It may seem a bit ironic that in today’s day and age, where access to almost any information we desire is typically just a few clicks away, many times the most specific and vital information is the trickiest to find. There is a clear distinction between information that we want versus information that we need. And there is arguably nothing more important than the information about the physical health and well being of ourselves and future generations. From Pop Warner to the varsity roster, to the day your son or daughter receives that scholarship they’ve worked so hard to earn, youth participation in sports has provided children and families with something that is not just an after school activity, but a threshold for the future. And while we have seen an increase in injury prevention technologies around the world, the fact remains that the accessibility of certain medical information is crucial in order to sustain the longevity of these athletes for generations to come.
Boasting what they claim to be the most comprehensive electronic pre-screening software offered in today’s market, PRIVIT has both designed and integrated a system devoted to helping sporting organizations, schools, colleges and universities automate and simplify their Pre-participation and Health-Related Processes. Often times these processes are labor intensive and time consuming for athletic staff, parents, and athletes alike. PRIVIT reduces the length of time it takes to complete these processes by 75% without compromising the privacy and security of the information being collected. Using a secure authorization system for defining who can access specific information, PRIVIT solutions include questionnaires, documents, alerts and comprehensive notifications. Essentially, PRIVIT solutions aims to provide organizations the information they need, when they need it, and help medical personnel identify symptoms of health problems in an easy to use and secure format.
“One of the reasons we got involved with this early on in high schools, was the pre-participation physical examination required in all 50 states was not being executed properly,” explains the PRIVIT President, Gregory Miller. “It involves a very complex process with a lot of people, and something needed to be done to help ensure the health and safety of these student athletes.”
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PRIVIT understands that every sport organization, school, college and university has these processes, and one of the most important pieces of information required to know about these student athletes concerns his or her personal health going into the season. However, when the baseline of the pre-requisite examination is not completed to the fullest extent, this creates a clouded view of any medical information beneficial to the prevention of further injuries during the season. PRIVIT’s software platform is the foundation for its solutions and uses their patented technologies for securely managing medical records in a privacy-compliant manner. These standards have become a catalyst for states such as Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Tennessee, all of which have become leaders in the areas concerning the documentation of taking the health of their student athletes more seriously.
“What’s so great about creating these platforms is that we are able to see it happening from the full spectrum,” Miller explains. “From reports that provide details of the pre-participation process, to injury benchmarks that assist in game play or policy changes, all the way through to cross organizational use of PRIVIT solutions.”
PRIVIT’s success has come through the Privit Profile and its ability to provide athletes, trainers, coaches, and administrators with simple and reliable access to the information needed at any given point in time. By simplifying the access, PRIVIT has greatly increased the communications between parents, athletes, and staff members. Through the Privit Profile, PRIVIT has introduced both a Sideline App, as well as a Profile App in order to make the accessibility of vital information that much more manageable. What the Privit Profile App provides to its users is a secure and comprehensive emergency health profile, aimed to make the movement between organizations and family members as easy as possible. Designed for current Privit Profile coaches as well as athletic therapists, the Privit Sideline App features quick access to documentation, validating the status of a student athlete, and even the ability to take photos and keep current updates of any necessary information concerning the health of the athlete on record.
“We have learned that organizations do care about the health and safety of their student athletes, but they have capacity issues of their own,” Miller explains. “We focus on incorporating the suggestions of our customers in every area of our product. We have been doing this for 3+ years now, working with 36 states, 700 organizations, and are clearly the #1 provider in our target markets.”
PRIVIT provides efficiency to a complicated process; however, organizations cannot ignore the HIPAA regulations for privacy and compliance when collecting protected personal and health information. Due to PRIVIT’s thorough observance of the Personal Health Information (PHI) regulations mandated in 2003 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act enacted in 2009, PRIVIT has continued to impress their clients and affiliations such as the Stanford School of Sports Medicine, and partners including The American College of Sports Medicine as well as the National Council of Youth Sports.
What PRIVIT believes sets them apart from the competition is their ability to configure a secure solution to match a process and their reliability to get the job done right. A real-time service group allows the availability to provide personal and accommodating conversations, and with a customer satisfaction rating of over 98%, Miller explains how clear it is that the team at PRIVIT does not take any shortcuts when dealing with the health of young athletes.
“We’re a company made up of people who care about solving real problems for real people, at all levels of our customer’s organizations,” says Miller. “Every technology company makes that claim, but PRIVIT lives up to that expectation.”
Currently, PRIVIT has over 3.5 million secured student athlete health records in their system, and has continued to grow over 300% each of the last three years.